The Battle Of Fowltown And The Scott Massacre

In 1816 the United States Army began its quest to prevent runaway slaves from entering Florida and to prevent Indians from conducting raids along the Georgia border. (Heidler, D., 1993). In 1817 Chief William McIntosh’s was tasked to apprehend runaway slaves that had made their home alongside the Seminole Indians and to further prevent them from arming themselves and conducting acts of aggression towards the United States. McIntosh’s first encounter was with the distinguished Seminole Chief Neamathla, who had claimed he would safeguard his territorial homeland. This lead to an attack on Fowltown in which Neamathla followed with an ambush on a military vessel that was heading down the Apalachicola River with U.S. soldiers, women, and children. This started what would later be known as the

His disdain for the British grew stronger during an incident in which a British Officer slashed him across the face and hand when he refused to shine the officer’s boots. Andrew was released when had contracted smallpox and had fallen seriously ill causing his mother to schedule a prisoner exchange for his freedom. He was orphaned at fifteen years old when his mother, a nurse for the Continental Army, contracted cholera and passed away.

The Battle of Fowltown and The Scott Massacre. The Battle of Fowltown was the first major conflict of the First Seminole War. Chief Eneah Emathla (Neamathla), a Miccosukee Indian, settled down in Fowltown after General McIntosh defeated his war party at Uchee Creek, Alabama driving the Indian Chief and the remaining followers south from Georgia. Neamathla occupied what was now a vacant village, Fowltown, and began ranching and farming along with the new settlers. Chief Neamathla had aligned with the British and shared their same stance regarding relations with the United States. Before long Neamathla and the Indians of Fowltown had been given enough weapons and supplies to carry out military operations against the United