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DADES BATTLE RE-ENACTMENT 2012

Be sure to click on the "home" icon in the upper left corner to see many more galleries.These photos best viewed with the slideshow button in the upper right. The Re-enactment of the Dade`s Massacre that took place 176 years ago at what is now Bushnell, Fl. This re-enactment takes place every year very close to the actual grounds of the battle. One hundred and eight soldiers from Ft. Brooke (modern day Tampa Bay) commanded by Brevet Major Francis Longhorne Dade were ambushed by Seminole Indians on Dec.23,1835, all but one soldier were killed, Private Ransom Clark was wounded, but survived and made his way back to Ft. Brooke. Go to http://www.dadebattlefield.com for more info.
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The Seminole warriors prepare the ambush.
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The Seminole warriors prepare the ambush.

  • The Seminole warriors prepare the ambush.
  • The column walks into the Ambush.
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  • The cannon is pushed into position as the ambush begins.
  • They form a firing line after the first shot fired kills Major Dade.
  • The cannon is set up and fired to little effect.
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  • The company surgeon races under fire from one injured soldier to another.
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  • A barricade is quickly built.
  • A final drink.
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  • A barricade of logs and felled tree`s is quickly built for protection of the wounded and as a final fighting position.
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  • A Seminole Warrior.
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