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A bivouack in safety or Florida troops preventing a surprise attack
 
1840 lithograph, "A vivouack in safety or Florida troops preventing a surprise." Depicting foppish soldiers attended by an Indian maid, the cartoon parodied Van Buren's costly prosecution of the Seminole war. Original attributed to Henry R. Robinson. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-49595.