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Title: Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history
Publisher: Cincinnati, Ohio : Jones Brothers
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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ent out from FortBrooke, at the head of Tampa Bay, to succorGeneral Clinch. After marching about halfthe distance, the division of Dade fell into anambuscade, and all were slaughtered exceptone man. On the same day Osceola, withanother band of warriors, prowling aroundFort King, on the Oeklawaha, surnninded astorehouse, where General Thompson was din-ing with a company of friends. The Indianspoured in a murderous fire, and rushed for-ward and scalped the dead, before the garri-son, only two hundred and fifty yards away. THE UNITED STATES.—AMERICAN MIDDLE AGES. 53^ could bring support. General Thompsonsbody was pierced by fifteen balls, and four ofhis nine corapauious were killed. GeneralClinch now marched out from Fort Draue,aud on the 31st of December fought a bard ing from the west with a force of a thousandmen, for the relief of Clinch. While on themarch he was attacked by the Seminoles, nearthe battle-field where Clinch had fought. TheIndians made a furious assault, but were re-
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OSCEOLA. battle with the Indians on the banks of the ( pulsed with severe losses. Two months later, Withlacooch!e. The savages were repulsed. ( the struggling Creeks, who still remained in but Clinch fell back to Fort Drane. In the following Fehriary, General Scott took com maud f dl the forces in Florida. In the nipaiitime. General Gaines was advanc-- —Vol. 4—4 the country, began hostilities, but they wereeasily subdued, and compelled to seek theirreservatiou beyond the Mississippi. The Semi-noles, however, held their own in the interior, 54 UNIVERSAL HISTOEY.^THE MODERN WORLD. and in October of 1836 Governor Call, ofFlorida, marched against them, with an arrayof two thousand men. He overtook the In-dians in the Wahoo swamp, a short distancefrom the scene of Dades massacre. Here abattle was fought, and the Indians were de-feated with heavy losses. They were obligedto seek refuge in the Evei-glades, but soonafterwards sallied forth, and fought anotherbattle on nearly the same grou

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