In 1836, President Jackson detached Jesup to deal with the Creek tribe in Georgia and Alabama, and then to assume command of all US troops in Florida during the Second Seminole War. His actions during the latter - in violating truces to capture Seminole leaders such as Osceola - provoked controversy.
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