Francis L. Dade death

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Brevet Major Francis Dade memorial
28.653791°N 82.125319°W

Brevet Major Francis Dade’s body was found here along the Fort King Road.

Dade was leading his command on horse and was one of the first shot by the Indians.

Francis L. Dade

Francis Langhorne Dade (1793? – December 28, 1835) was a Brevet Major in the U.S. 4th Infantry Regiment, United States Army, during the Second Seminole War. Dade was killed in a battle with Seminole Indians that came to be known as the "Dade Massacre". Dade was born in Virginia, most likely in King George County.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis L. Dade
Laumer, F., 1995, Dade’s Last Command: University of Florida, Gainesville, 285p.

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