Negro Fort   
Jackson and Gaines were destined to enter the pantheon of
early Florida heroes, as was their fellow commander in the
attack, Duncan Lamont Clinch. Lieutenant Colonel Clinch had
been in the army since 1808, rising quickly up the ranks
despite an undistinguished career. He also rose quickly in
Florida society, eventually becoming one of the region’s
most prosperous planters and slaveholders. On June 10, 1816,
Gaines dispatched the young planter-colonel to lead the
invading force.
  
Sources:
Army Navy Chronicle 2: 114-5, Mahon 65-66, ASPFR 4: 560.
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