SW0129 Martial Matters 6: Army Pursuit of Decisive Battle Proves Futile

SW0129 Martial Matters 6: Army Pursuit of Decisive Battle Proves Futile

In the Second Seminole War, Army commanders had an expectation that if they could just fix the Seminole in battle, they could settle the conflict right then and there. The Seminole, however, had other ideas and greatly frustrated Army leaders in this endeavor. Considering this, what was it in the U.S. Army's past that gave these leaders the idea that they had the capability for waging and winning one decisive battle to end a war.  

Jesse Marshall returns to provide the context and history. 

Withlacoochee Abyss by Jackson Walker

 

Host Patrick Swan is a board member with the Seminole Wars Foundation. This podcast is recorded at the homestead of the Seminole Wars Foundation in Bushnell, Fla. 

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