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Abiaka, also
known as Sam Jones, (c. 1781 – c. 1866) was a Seminole-Miccosukee chief, warrior, and
shaman who
fought against the
United States during the...
- Okeechobee, the
Seminoles under the
leadership of
Chief Abiaka relocated south to
Broward County.
Abiaka and his
people then
built a
large village on top of...
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William Harney and
Abiaka at Fort Lauderdale,
Harney asked Abiaka to try
negotiating a
peace treaty with the
United States.
Abiaka agreed to Harney's...
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Colonel Zachary Taylor, and
about 400
Seminole warriors led by
chiefs Abiaka,
Billy Bowlegs,
Halpatter Tustenuggee (Alligator) and Wild Cat on 25 December...
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Chitto Tustenuggee,
known as "Snake Warrior" to whites. He was sent by
Abiaka to
negotiate with the U.S. Army in 1839, and
reached an (ultimately unsuccessful)...
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between the
United States Military and the
Seminole Indians led by
Chief Abiaka. The
First Battle of the
Loxahatchee (Powell's Battle)
occurred on January...
- 1842. The
Miccosukee chief Ar-pi-uck-i, also
known as Sam
Jones (Abiaki,
Abiaka),
proved an
effective leader during the
Second Seminole War; his strategy...
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moved further south to the
edges of the
Everglades in the Big
Cypress (see
Abiaka and
Holatta Micco).
There was no
formal treaty ending this
conflict which...
- also
known as
Abiaka.
Harney first fought against Abiaka in
January 1838 at the
Second Battle of the Loxahatchee. In July 1839,
Abiaka's warriors attacked...
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promises of the past, they were slow to
respond to the new overtures. Finally,
Abiaka (Sam Jones) sent his
chosen successor,
Chitto Tustenuggee, to meet with...
