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Dade, Francis Langhorne

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Dade, Francis Langhorne (c. 1793–1835)

US soldier. During a surprise attack in 1835 by a group of Seminoles and blacks, his 115-man force was almost annihilated. Dade was killed and only three of his soldiers survived. Dade County in Florida is named after him.

He was born in King George County, Virginia. He became a career officer, receiving an infantry commission in 1813. The attack on his men is known as the ‘Dade Massacre’.



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