Former U.S. Consul to Mexico Henry Perrine died in this war while trying to run his Tropical Plant Company.
Former U.S. Consul to Mexico Henry Perrine died in this war while trying to run his Tropical Plant Company. A precipitating event leading up to this war was the death of Kinsley Dalton while delivering the mail. In a battle during it fought on Christmas Day, a Missouri Volunteers commander was killed by Sam Jones' force, who used a hammock of trees surrounded by sawgrass as cover. During this war, Quartermaster General (*) Thomas Jesup captured an enemy leader who arrived for a meeting under a white flag of truce. After this war, thirteen years of peace were ended by a guerrilla war led by Billy Bowlegs. Zachary Taylor earned the nickname "Old Rough and Ready" during this war, in which over 100 U.S. soldiers died during the Dade Massacre. For 10 points, what war began after the Treaty of Payne's Landing was resisted by Osceola?
Former U.S. Consul to Mexico Henry Perrine died in this war while trying to run his Tropical Plant Company.
Second Seminole War [prompt on Seminole War]