@prefix rdf: . @prefix dbpedia: . @prefix owl: . dbpedia:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee rdf:type owl:Thing . @prefix ns3: . dbpedia:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee rdf:type ns3:SeminoleWars . @prefix dbpedia-owl: . dbpedia:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee rdf:type dbpedia-owl:MilitaryConflict , dbpedia-owl:Event , ns3:BattlesInvolvingTheUnitedStates , ns3:Conflict100958896 . @prefix ns5: . dbpedia:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee ns5:commander dbpedia:Richard_Gentry , dbpedia:Abiaca , dbpedia:Billy_Bowlegs , dbpedia:Chief_Alligator , dbpedia:Alexander_Thompson , dbpedia:Zachary_Taylor ; dbpedia-owl:place dbpedia:Lake_Okeechobee , dbpedia:Florida ; ns5:place dbpedia:Florida , dbpedia:Lake_Okeechobee ; ns5:combatant "Seminole" ; ns5:causalties "26 killed" , "112 wounded" . @prefix xsd: . dbpedia:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee dbpedia-owl:date "1837-12-25"^^xsd:date . @prefix ns7: . dbpedia:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee owl:sameAs ns7:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee , . @prefix foaf: . dbpedia:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee foaf:name "Battle of Lake Okeechobee" . @prefix ns9: . dbpedia:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee foaf:page ns9:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee ; dbpedia-owl:partOf dbpedia:Second_Seminole_War ; ns5:partOf dbpedia:Second_Seminole_War ; dbpedia-owl:result "Seminole victory" ; ns5:result "Seminole victory" ; dbpedia-owl:strength "400" , "1,100" . @prefix dbpprop: . dbpedia:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee dbpprop:reference , , . @prefix rdfs: . dbpedia:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee rdfs:label "Battle of Lake Okeechobee"@en ; dbpedia-owl:commander dbpedia:Billy_Bowlegs , dbpedia:Chief_Alligator , dbpedia:Zachary_Taylor , dbpedia:Richard_Gentry , dbpedia:Alexander_Thompson , dbpedia:Abiaca ; dbpedia-owl:combatant "Seminole" ; ns5:strength "400" , "1,100" ; dbpedia-owl:causalties "26 killed" , "112 wounded" . @prefix ns12: . dbpedia:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee ns12:date "1837-12-25"^^xsd:date ; dbpprop:abstract "The Battle of Lake Okeechobee was one of the major battles of the Second Seminole War. It was fought between 800 troops of the 6th Infantry Regiment (under the command of Colonel Zachary Taylor) and 400 Seminoles led by Billy Bowlegs, Abiaca and Alligator on December 25, 1837. Though both the Seminoles and Taylor's troops emerged from the battle claiming victory, Taylor was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General as a result, and his nickname of \"Old Rough and Ready\" came mostly due to this battle. Taylor's army came up to a large hammock with half a mile of swamp in front of it. On the far side of the hammock was Lake Okeechobee. Here the saw grass stood five feet high. The mud and water were three feet deep. Horses would be of no use. It was plain that the Seminole meant this to be the battleground. They had sliced the grass to provide an open field of fire and had notched the trees to steady their rifles. Their scouts were perched in the treetops to follow every movement of the troops coming up. At about half past noon, the sun shining directly overhead and the air still and quiet, Taylor moved his troops squarely into the center of the swamp. His plan was to make a direct attack rather than encircle the Indians. All his men were on foot. In the first line were the 300 Missouri volunteers. As soon as they came within range, the Indians opened with heavy fire. The volunteers broke, and their commander, Colonel Richard Gentry, fatally wounded, was unable to rally them. The Indians then mounted a counterattack on the remaining soldiers. In the deadly assault some of the soldiers were scalped by the Indians. Gentry had suggested to Taylor before the battle an encirclement strategy which Taylor rejected, charging that Gentry was afraid of a direct confrontation. This could have motivated Gentry to keep charging the Seminole positions even though the original battle plan had the militia retreating at the first sign of enemy fire to re-form behind the regular army lines. As a result of the additional casualties induced by the continued charge, the Missouri Militia fled back across the swamp, where they were too disorganized and disheartened to re-form as planned. The fighting in the saw grass was deadliest for five companies of the Sixth Infantry; every officer but one, and most of their noncoms were killed or wounded. When that part of the regiment retired a short distance to re-form, they found only four men of these companies unharmed. 26 U.S. soldiers, including the majority of Taylor's officers and NCOs, were killed, with 112 wounded, against 11 Seminoles killed and 14 wounded. No Seminoles were captured, although Taylor did capture 100 ponies and 600 head of cattle. Years later Billy Bowlegs visited Washington and on being escorted through the buildings of the Capitol and viewing many statues and paintings, he suddenly halted before a portrait of Zachary Taylor, grinned and exclaimed: 'Me whip!'\""@en ; rdfs:comment "The Battle of Lake Okeechobee was one of the major battles of the Second Seminole War. It was fought between 800 troops of the 6th Infantry Regiment (under the command of Colonel Zachary Taylor) and 400 Seminoles led by Billy Bowlegs, Abiaca and Alligator on December 25, 1837."@en . @prefix skos: . dbpedia:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee skos:subject . @prefix ns14: . dbpedia:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee skos:subject ns14:Battles_of_the_Seminole_Wars . @prefix ns15: . dbpedia:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee dbpprop:wikiPageUsesTemplate ns15:infobox_military_conflict ; dbpprop:date "December 25, 1837"@en ; dbpprop:place dbpedia:Florida , dbpedia:Lake_Okeechobee ; dbpprop:commander dbpedia:Zachary_Taylor , dbpedia:Richard_Gentry , dbpedia:Alexander_Thompson , dbpedia:Billy_Bowlegs , dbpedia:Abiaca , dbpedia:Chief_Alligator ; dbpprop:casualties "11 killed\n14 wounded"@en , "26 killed\n112 wounded"@en . @prefix ns16: . dbpedia:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee dbpprop:combatant ns16:flag , dbpedia:Seminole ; dbpprop:result "Seminole victory"@en ; dbpprop:conflict "Battle of Lake Okeechobee"@en ; dbpprop:partof dbpedia:Second_Seminole_War ; dbpprop:strength 400 , 1100 . @prefix ns17: . dbpedia:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee dbpprop:hasPhotoCollection ns17:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee . @prefix ns18: . dbpedia:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee dbpprop:wordnet_type ns18:synset-war-noun-1 . dbpedia:Battle_of_lake_okeechobee dbpprop:redirect dbpedia:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee . @prefix yago: . yago:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee owl:sameAs dbpedia:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee .