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George Mercer Brooke : ウィキペディア英語版 | George Mercer Brooke
George Mercer Brooke (October 16, 1785 - March 9, 1851) was a brevet major general in the U.S. Army. While a colonel, Brooke was ordered in 1823, along with James Gadsden, to establish a military presence in the vicinity of Tampa Bay, in the newly acquired Florida Territory. Objectives included containing the Seminole Indians and curtailing illegal activities along the Gulf Coast. ==Background== Brooke was born in King William County, Virginia, to Richard Brooke (1760–1816), a planter and state senator,〔http://www.tampapix.com/fortbrooke.htm〕 and Maria Mercer Brooke (1761-?). He married Lucy Thomas Brooke (1804–1839) and fathered John Mercer Brooke (1826–1906).〔()〕
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