Osceola

Osceola (1804 – January 20, 1838) was an influential leader with the Seminole in Florida. Osceola led a small band of warriors (never more than 100) in the Seminole resistance during the Second Seminole War when the United States tried to remove the Seminoles from their lands. He exercised a great deal of influence on Micanopy, the highest-ranking chief of the Seminoles. Osceola was named Billy Powell at birth in 1804 in the village of Tallassee,... more

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  • 1804

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  • Jan 20, 1838 (age 34 years)

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