The Scott Battle of 1817 was the First U.
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American troops went to the village under orders from the Monroe Administ. raids on the Native American community of Fowltown.
The engagement was a retaliatory strike for U.
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Seminole, Red Stick Creek, Miccosukee, Yuchi, and Maroon (Black Seminole) warriors delivered a stunning blow to the United States Army on November 30, 1817, overwhelming a military boat on the Apalachicola River at what I now Chattahoochee, Florida. Defeat of the Seminole Wars.
The Scott Battle of 1817 was the First U.
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