First Florida War
Florida War | |||||||||
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Part of The Collapse of the United States | |||||||||
Floridian Provisional Forces on the shores of the Florida Keys. A Sea King helicopter can be seen flying in the background. | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
United Commonwealth of America • Provisional Republic of Florida United Kingdom (Naval and Diplomatic Support) |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Joseph Metcalf III | George Wallace | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
• 1,300 Standard Infantry • ~750 Floridian Militiamen • ~150 Cuban Exiles • 3 M48 Patton Tanks • 2 M60 Tanks • 1 M551 Sheridan Tank • 1 LHA (USS Saipan (LHA-2)) • 1 Battleship (USS Massachusetts (BB-59)) • 1 Heavy Cruiser (USS Salem (CA-139)) • 25 SAS Operatives • 1 Aircraft Carrier (HMS Hermes (R12)) • 10 Fighters |
• 1,400 Standard Infantry • ~600 Militiamen • 15 West Coast Holdout defectors • 4 Jackson Tanks (M48 Patton) • 15 Fighters | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
243 Killed 467 Wounded 45 Captured 3 Wounded 1 Fighter Damaged |
International Estimate: ~340-435 Killed ~500 Wounded 1 Tank Destroyed 7 Fighters shot down Per-American Federation 200 Killed 300 Wounded 1 Tank Destroyed 5 Fighters shot down |
The First Florida War was a conflict in the aftermath of the collapse of the United States.
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