General Gaines, under orders not to invade…
January 1818 CE
When news of the Scott Massacre on the Apalachicola reached Washington, Gaines had been ordered to invade Florida and pursue the Indians but not to attack any Spanish installations.
However, Gaines had left for East Florida to deal with pirates who have occupied Fernandina.
Secretary of War John C. Calhoun now orders Andrew Jackson to lead the invasion of Florida.