Battles of the Loxahatchee

First Battle of the Loxahatchee
Part of the Second Seminole War
U.S. Navy sailors in the 1830s
Date January 15, 1838 Location Near Jupiter Inlet, Florida, U.S. Result Seminole victory
Belligerents
United States	Seminole
Commanders and leaders
Levin M. Powell (WIA)	Abiaka
Strength
80 (55 Navy, 25 Army)	300 (estimated)
Casualties and losses
4 killed 22 wounded	unknown

Second Battle of the Loxahatchee
Part of the Second Seminole War
The Loxahatchee River area during the 1800s
Date January 24, 1838 Location Near Jupiter Inlet, Florida, U.S. Result Seminole victory
Belligerents
United States	Seminole
Commanders and leaders
Thomas Jesup (WIA) William Harney William Lauderdale	Abiaka
Strength
1500 Unknown number of Congreve rockets	300 (estimated)
Casualties and losses
7 killed 31 wounded	1 killed

The Battles of the Loxahatchee occurred west of Jupiter Inlet in South Florida in January 1838 between the United States Military and the Seminole Indians led by Chief Abiaka. The First Battle of the Loxahatchee (Powell's Battle) occurred on January 15, involving a joint Navy-Army unit led by U.S. Navy Lieutenant Levin M. Powell. The Second Battle of the Loxahatchee (Jesup's Battle) occurred on January 24 involving a large army under U.S. Army General Thomas Jesup. The two battles were fought around the same area against the same group of Seminoles.