Generals Duncan Clinch, Edmund Gaines and Winfield…

Generals Duncan Clinch, Edmund Gaines and Winfield Scott, as well as territorial governor Richard Keith Call, have led large numbers of troops in futile pursuits of the Seminoles over the past few months.

Meanwhile, the Seminoles have struck throughout the state, attacking isolated farms, settlements, plantations, and Army forts, even burning the Cape Florida lighthouse.

Supply problems and a high rate of illness during the summer cause the Army to abandon several forts.