Daniel Newnan (1780 – January 16, 1851) was an American politician and military commander in Spanish Florida (fighting against Seminole people), North Carolina and Georgia.
[2] In June 1812 Newnan (with the rank of Colonel) led two dragoons and 250 infantry of the Georgia militia to join the Patriot War in Florida.
The Patriot Army was a group of American adventurers, primarily from Georgia, that was attempting to seize Spanish Florida.
Newnan's company unexpectedly encountered a band of Alachua Seminoles led by King Payne.
[3] During the Creek War, Newnan commanded a group of Georgia Volunteers; he fought the British at the Battle of Fort Peter.