The Battle of Fort Brooke was a minor engagement fought October 16–18, 1863 in and around Tampa, Florida during the American Civil War. The most important...

941147°N 82.454887°W / 27.941147; -82.454887 Fort Brooke was a historical military post established at the mouth of the Hillsborough River in present-day Tampa...

the destruction of several moored blockade runners during the Battle of Fort Brooke in October 1862 and a brief occupation of Fort Brooke by Union forces...

The modern history of Tampa, Florida, can be traced to the founding of Fort Brooke at the mouth of the Hillsborough River in today's downtown in 1824...

was certain that there were fewer than 2,000 men in the fort. Because of his orders, Brooke had to withdraw from his positions and returned to the fleet...

2013. "Florida Battle at Fort Brooke American Civil War". www.americancivilwar.com. "Battle of Olustee - Events Leading up to the Battle of Olustee". battleofolustee...

known in the North as Battle of Antietam and Second Battle of Bull Run were referred to as the Battle of Sharpsburg and the Battle of Manassas, respectively...

The Battle of Ballast Point took place on October 18, 1863. It was during the American Civil War, just two days after the Battle of Fort Brooke began...

founded as a military center in the 19th century, with the establishment of Fort Brooke. The cigar industry was brought to Tampa by Vincente Martinez Ybor,...

Fort Margherita is a fort constructed in 1879 by Charles Brooke, the second Rajah of Sarawak, situated in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The fort is an important...

Airport Battle of Ballast Point Battle of Fort Brooke Battle of Fort Myers Battle of Gainesville Battle of Lake Okeechobee Battle of Marianna Battle of Natural...

introduction of newer and more powerful naval artillery. The first shots of the naval war were fired on April 12, 1861, during the Battle of Fort Sumter, by...

Fort Brooke on Tampa Bay to reinforce Fort King in Ocala. Only three U.S. soldiers and their guide Louis Pacheco survived the attack, and one died of...

Civil War and is referred to as the Battle of Fort Brooke. In 1909, the Federal government funded the dredging of the Hillsborough River to twelve feet...

placed in command of the defense of Tampa, defending the city during the Battle of Fort Brooke in 1863. After the end of the war, Westcott settled in St...

Brooke II). There is a George Mercer Brooke Chapter in the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. "The final battle for Fort Brooke"...

– July 1: Battle of Tampa. October 1–3: Battle of St. John's Bluff. 1863 October 16–18: Battle of Fort Brooke. 1864 February 24: Battle of Olustee. March...

successful attack on an enemy warship October 16–18 Battle of Fort Brooke 1864 February 17 Sinking of USS Housatonic – Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley...

blockade of Tampa Bay. Burned at its moorings on the Hillsborough River during the Battle of Fort Brooke, a Union raid with the primary objective of destroying...

occupied Washington during the War of 1812 via a naval attack. The fort was still incomplete in 1861 when the Battle of Fort Sumter occurred from April 12...

Confederate States of America during the American Civil War 1862 – June 30-July 1: Battle of Tampa. 1863 – October 16–18: Battle of Fort Brooke. 1873 Yellow...

after the battle, Brooke advanced cautiously towards Baltimore. There was no more opposition from Stricker, but when the British came into view of the main...

the Peninsular War and War of 1812. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-general. Brooke was the third son of Francis Brooke of Colebrooke, County Fermanagh...

The Second Battle of Fort Sumter was fought on September 8, 1863, in Charleston Harbor. Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard, who had commanded the...

sons: Nanang, Luyoh, and Aji. Brooke's forces proceeded up the Saribas to Karangan Pinggai and on 14 June attacked the fort of Linggir Mali Lebu, a chief...

Edmund Brooke Alexander (October 6, 1802 – January 3, 1888) was an officer in the United States Army in the Mexican-American War through the American Civil...

led in the Battle of Chancellorsville and during the Gettysburg Campaign. On the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, Brooke found himself...

it. The First Battle of Fort Bowyer took place in mid-September, 1814. Captain William Percy of the Royal Navy decided to attack the fort in preparation...

military officer, best known as the commander of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. Armistead was born to the former Lucinda...

Fort Brooke was a United States Army post established on 3 March 1943 under General Order Number 10 during World War II after the German U-boat attacks...