Second Seminole War, Battle of Lake Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Florida

An 1860 steel engraving depicting Colonel Zachary Taylor's victory over Seminoles at the Battle of Lake Okeechobee December, 25, 1837.  


            
Map of the campaign by historian Richard J. Procyk.
                                                                  
                                                                 

University of Central Florida Complete Battle Overview

Battle of Lake Okeechobee

Zachary Taylor

The Battle of Lake Okeechobee

Short Untold History of Lake Okeechobee

                                                                 

Cannot end the post without pictures of the lake. If it was up north, the lake would definitely be a Great Lake!

The Battle of Lake Okeechobee distance from the National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: 1,070 miles.

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