Editing Seminole Wars (section)

=== West Florida (west of the Apalachicola River) ===
General Jackson later reported that Indians were gathering and being supplied by the Spanish, and he left Fort Gadsden with 1,000 men on 7 May, headed for Pensacola. The governor of West Florida protested that most of the Indians at Pensacola were women and children and that the men were unarmed, but Jackson did not stop. Jackson also stated (in a letter to [[George W. Campbell]]) that the seizure of supplies meant for [[Fort Crawford (Alabama)|Fort Crawford]] gave additional reason for his march on Pensacola.<ref name=Jackson>{{cite book |last1=Jackson |first1=Andrew |editor-last=Bassett |editor-first=John Spencer |title=Correspondence of Andrew Jackson |year=1927 |publisher=Carnegie Institution of Washington |location=Washington, D.C. |volume=2 |page=397 }}</ref> When he reached Pensacola on 23 May, the governor and the 175-man Spanish garrison retreated to [[Fort Barrancas]], leaving the city of Pensacola to Jackson. The two sides exchanged cannon fire for a couple of days, and then the Spanish surrendered Fort Barrancas on 28 May. Jackson left Colonel [[William King (Governor of West Florida)|William King]] as military governor of West Florida and went home.<ref>Missall. pp. 42–43.</ref>