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coast of
southwest Florida.
During the
Second Seminole War, a band led by
Chakaika that
lived in the
Shark River Slough in the
Everglades was particularly...
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Chakaika (sometimes
spelled Chekika). The men
departed from Fort
Dallas at the
mouth of the
Miami River, now
Downtown Miami, and
reached Chakaika's hideout...
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several civilians at the post. Many
blamed the "Spanish" Indians, led by
Chakaika, for the attack, but
others suspected Sam Jones,
whose band of Mikasuki...
- also been
applied more
narrowly to a band led by
Chakaika that
lived deep in the Everglades.
Chakaika's band is
believed to have been
responsible for the...
- camp of
Chakaika and the 'Spanish Indians'.
Dressed as Indians, the
soldiers approached the camp
early in the morning,
achieving surprise.
Chakaika was outside...
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Chief Chakaika. In
light of
these experiences,
Harney instituted an
intensive training program in
swamp and
jungle warfare for his men.
After Chakaika led...
- Army
found Chakaika's settlement in the
Everglades in 1840, and
Chakaika and
several of his men were killed. Some
surviving men from
Chakaika's band may...
- (1839–1840) of the 2nd
Dragoons who led an
attack against Seminole chief Chakaika in 1840. From 1836 to 1857 it was
occupied much of the time by troops,...
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August 7, 1840, a
large party of "Spanish Indians," led by a man
named Chakaika,
snuck onto
Indian Key. The
group was
spotted and an
alarm was raised....
- p.50. Griffin, p.180. Tebeau, p.50–51 Sturtevant,
William C. (1953). "
Chakaika and the "Spanish Indians"" (PDF). Tequesta. 13: 63–64.
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