Negro Fort (1816 AD)
Negro Fort (United States & Creek vs Fugitive slaves & Choctaw) took place in 1816 AD during Seminole Wars.
Battle facts
- Year: 1816 AD
- Date: 1816-07-27
- Era: Modern
- Conflict: Seminole Wars
- Side A: United States, Creek
- Side B: Fugitive slaves, Choctaw
- Commanders (A): Andrew Jackson, Edmund Gaines
- Commanders (B): Garçon
- Casualties: approx. 3 killed
1 captured334 killed, wounded and captured
- Outcome: United States-Creek victory
Negro Fort destroyed
All captured slaves forced back into slavery
- Coordinates: 29.938°, -85.011°
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Wikipedia article on Negro Fort · Wikidata entry
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