Colonial America at War

The 1740s

83 documented colonial engagements fought during the 1740s, across 6 of today's states and 2 conflicts.

Benjamin West, The Death of General Wolfe (1770). Public domain.
83
Engagements
1740 to 1748
Years
6
States

Where these engagements were fought

All 83 are placed on the map. Select a marker to see the engagement.

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Red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary; navy markers are point-located engagements. Select a marker to open its page.

Notable engagements

EngagementStateYearOutcomeForces or losses
Battle of Bloody MoseFL1740Spanish victory68-75 killed; 34 captured; Spain: 10 killed; 20 wounded
Battle of Bloody MarshGA1742British victoryProvince of Georgia: Light casualties; Spain: 200 killed
Invasion of Georgia (1742)GA1742British victoryLight; Spain: Over two hundred killed, more captured or…
Battle of Gully Hole CreekGA1742British victory1 dead (heat exhaustion); Spain: 12 killed, 10 wounded
Northeast Coast campaign (1746)ME1746French and Wabanaki Confederacy victory9 raids
Northeast Coast campaign (1747)ME1747French and Wabanaki Confederacy victory11 raids
Siege of Fort at Number 4NH1747British victory10 French troops, 60 Abenaki warriors vs 32 provincial…
Siege of St. Augustine (1740)FL1740Spanish victory122 killed; 16 captured; 14 deserted; 56 artillery pieces…
Saratoga raidNY1745French victory30 killed; 60-100 taken prisoner
Northeast Coast campaign (1745)ME174511 raids
The Bars Fight at DeerfieldMA17463 killed, boy killed, 1 captured; 2 Indians killed
Siege and capture of Fort MassachusettsMA17461 killed (Knowlton), 2 wounded; garrison of 22 surrendered

Plus 71 further documented engagements in the the 1740s record.

By conflict

King George's War
The 1744-1748 North American war, from the New England siege of Louisbourg to the Saratoga-area raids on the New York frontier.
78 ENGAGEMENTS →
Anglo-Spanish Wars in the Southeast
The long Anglo-Spanish struggle over Florida and Georgia, from the mission raids to Bloody Marsh and the sieges of St. Augustine.
5 ENGAGEMENTS →

Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: Wikipedia (text rewritten and cited as a reference, CC BY-SA 4.0); Sylvester, Indian Wars of New England (1910) (public domain); NPS ABPP survey report (factual data only, cited as a reference).