Fort Gadsden
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British Fort
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Remains of Fort Gadsden.
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| Location | Franklin County, Florida |
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| Nearest city | Sumatra |
| Coordinates | 29°56′N 85°1′W / 29.933°N 85.017°WCoordinates: 29°56′N 85°1′W / 29.933°N 85.017°W |
| NRHP Reference # | 72000318 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 23, 1972 |
| Designated NHL | February 23, 1972 |
Fort Gadsden is located in Franklin County, Florida, on the Apalachicola River. The site contains the ruins of two forts, and has been known by several other names at various times, including Prospect Bluff Fort, Nicholls Fort, Blount's Fort,British Post,Negro Fort, African Fort, and Fort Apalachicola.
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the Fort Gadsden Historic Site is located in Apalachicola National Forest and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. It was named a National Historic Landmark in 1972.
During the War of 1812, the British hoped to recruit the Seminole as allies in their war against the United States. In August 1814, a force of over 100 officers and men led by a lieutenant colonel of the Royal Marines, Edward Nicolls, was sent into the Apalachicola River region in Spanish Florida, where they began to aid and train local Native Americans. Although Nicolls claimed he rallied large numbers of Native Americans, his efforts bore little fruit in terms of fighting, and the completion of the war ended his mission a few months after his arrival.
In late November 1814, United States Major Uriah Blue, commanding a 1000-man force of Mississippi militia, Chickasaw and Choctaw warriors, left Fort Montgomery (east of Mobile and west of Pensacola), to seek out and to destroy the Red Stick Creeks. Present among the force was Creek War veteran Davy Crockett. Being unfamiliar with the territory, and being short of provisions, Major Blue's force did not find the fort, and returned to Fort Montgomery on January 9, 1815.
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