Timeline Sunday 24 May 1818

Events on Sunday 24 May 1818 1

• 1818 Capture of Pensacola ends First Seminole War Andrew Jackson seizes Spanish Florida outpost General Andrew Jackson's forces captured the Spanish-held town of Pensacola, effectively ending major fighting in the First Seminole War. Jackson acted without explicit authorization, provoking a diplomatic crisis with Spain. The episode hastened negotiations that led to Spain ceding Florida to the United States the following year.