Battle of Fort Brooke

Battle of Fort Brooke
Part of the American Civil War
DateOctober 16, 1863 (1863-10-16) – October 18, 1863 (1863-10-18)
Location
Tampa, Florida
Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union) CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
A.A. Semmes John Westcott
Units involved
USS Tahoma
USS Adela		 2nd Florida Infantry, Company A
Casualties and losses
16 Unknown

The Battle of Fort Brooke was a minor engagement fought October 16–18, 1863 in and around Tampa, Florida during the American Civil War. The most important outcome of the action was the destruction of two Confederate blockade runners which had been hidden upstream on the Hillsborough River.

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