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  1. Osceola - Wikipedia

    In 1836, Osceola led a small group of warriors in the Seminole resistance during the Second Seminole War, when the United States tried to remove the tribe from their lands in Florida to Indian Territory …

  2. Osceola | Seminole Chief, Warrior, Florida | Britannica

    Osceola was an American Indian leader during the Second Seminole War, which began in 1835 when the U.S. government attempted to force the Seminole off their traditional lands in Florida and into the …

  3. Seminole Chief Osceola - Legends of America

    Osceola, the most well-known leader of the Seminole, was born in 1804, in a Creek town near present-day Tuskegee, Alabama.

  4. Biography of Chief Osceola of Florida | Chief Osceola Facts

    Chief Osceola is identified as an American Indian leader who was instrumental during the Second Seminole War. The war started in 1835 after the U.S. government tried evicting the Seminole tribe …

  5. Seminole Leaders - Florida Department of State

    Osceola, however, won widespread respect, and several towns and counties were named after him. Although he was not a chief, Osceola's ability and fiery spirit made him the symbol of resistance and …

  6. Osceola - U.S. National Park Service

    During the 1830s, Osceola, a Seminole warrior, led members of his tribe in Florida in a valiant attempt to resist the US Army’s efforts to forcibly deport them to a reservation west of the Mississippi River.

  7. Great Native American Chiefs | Osceola · Online Exhibits

    Osceola was an influential Florida Seminole leader. For almost two years, he led a band of warriors in resistance against the United States during the second Seminole war. He was born Billy Powell, in …

  8. Ingraham Expedition: Osceola

    When the U.S. government tried to remove the Native Americans from their lands in Florida in 1836, Osceola led their resistance during the Second Seminole War. He was captured in 1837 and died a …

  9. Chief Osceola Biography - bigorrin.org

    Osceola lead the Seminole Nation during this conflict, until he was tricked while negotiating peace under a flag of truce and subsequently imprisoned. Osceola died while imprisoned in 1838, but his desire to …

  10. Biography of Osceola - Access Genealogy

    Osceola, born around 1803 near the Tallapoosa River, was a prominent Seminole leader recognized for his military prowess during the Seminole War against the United States. His leadership emerged not …