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Events on Saturday 21 October 1837 1
1837Capture of OsceolaSeminole leader Osceola is seized by U.S. forces under a flag of truceGeneral Thomas Jesup ordered the capture of Seminole war leader Osceola during truce negotiations near St. Augustine, Florida. The act was widely condemned as a breach of faith and Osceola died in captivity months later.