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The terms of capitulation included the entirety of West Florida, the British garrison, large quantities of war material and supplies, and one British sloop of war. [26] Gálvez had the batteries and Fort Barrancas Coloradas moved nearer to the bay's entrance, and placed a battery on Santa Rosa Island against British attempts to recapture Pensacola.
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1565 Spanish massacre of French Huguenots at Fort Caroline in Florida. [1] This is notable as it is the first conflict between European powers in what is today the United States. Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604): Raid on St. Augustine – 1586; Battle of San Juan (1595) Battle of San Juan (1598)
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The remains of a 300-year-old British warship found 30 years ago in the ... island off the coast of Florida, what is now known today as Garden Key. ... another important part of history long ...
East Florida (Spanish: Florida Oriental) was a colony of Great Britain from 1763 to 1783 and a province of the Spanish Empire from 1783 to 1821. The British gained control over Spanish Florida in 1763 as part of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War.
The 130-foot HMS Tyger, which had been around since about 1647, patrolled waters off Florida and chased Spanish ships into the Gulf of Mexico during an Anglo-Spanish conflict known as the War of ...
The Battle of Pensacola (7–9 November 1814) took place, following the Creek War, as part of the Gulf Coast operations during the War of 1812.General Andrew Jackson led his infantry against British and Spanish forces controlling the city of Pensacola in Spanish Florida.