Battle and Massacre at Bayou Texar - First Seminole War, April 1818
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N 30° 25.894 W 087° 11.440
16R E 481690 N 3366623
Located near the intersection of East Lloyd Street and North 20th Avenue, Pensacola
Waymark Code: WM19JZF
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2024
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In the closing phases of the First Seminole War (1817-1818), a U.S. supply boat was attacked by Creek Indians. The boat was ascending the Escambia River from Pensacola in Spanish West Florida, and was bound for Fort Crawford in the American Alabama Territory. The attack prompted Major White Young at Fort Crawford to launch an April 1818 assault by American forces into Spanish West Florida. the target being several Creek encampments on Bayou Texar that were only a mile away from Pensacola. Without Creek warriors present to protect them. Young's assault on Bayou Texar resulted in the massacre of around 30 Creek women and children. This massacre partially prompted U.S. Army General Andrew Jackson to march his troops westward from St. Marks. In May 1818. Jackson captured Pensacola and the Spanish fortifications, which brought an end to the major military events in the war and convinced. Spain of the futility of holding onto their colony of Florida.
A Florida Heritage Site
Marker Number: F-1107
Date: 2022
County: Escambia
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: he Santa Rosa Band of the Lower Muscogee, The City of Pensacola, Escambia County, UWF Historic Trust, and the Battle and Massacre at Bayou Texar Marker image. Click for full size. Photographed By Tim Fillmon, March 7, 2024 2. Battle and Massacre at Bayou
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