Colonial America at War

Florida

16 documented colonial engagements fought in Florida between 1549 and 1740, across 2 conflicts.

Benjamin West, The Death of General Wolfe (1770). Public domain.
16
Engagements
1549 to 1740
Years

By decade

The engagements fought in Florida, by decade.

1
1540s
2
1560s
1
1580s
1
1660s
1
1680s
8
1700s
2
1740s

Where these engagements were fought

All 16 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

EngagementYearOutcomeForces or losses
Battle of Bloody Mose1740Spanish victory68-75 killed; 34 captured; Spain: 10 killed; 20 wounded
Massacre at Matanzas Inlet1565~245 French Huguenots killed
Siege of St. Augustine (1702)1702Spanish victoryKingdom of Spain; New Spain: Reports vary; light; Kingdom…
Siege of St. Augustine (1740)1740Spanish victory122 killed; 16 captured; 14 deserted; 56 artillery pieces…
Capture of Fort Caroline1565~140 French killed
Battle of Ayubale1704200+ Apalachee, 3 Spanish killed
Siege of Pensacola (1707)1707Spanish victorySpain; New Spain: First siege: unknown, under 220 ; Second…

Plus 9 further documented engagements in the Florida record.

By conflict

Queen Anne's War
The North American front of the War of the Spanish Succession, 1702-1713: the raid on Deerfield, the Northeast Coast raids, and Moore's destruction of the Florida missions.
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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.
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Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: Wikipedia (text rewritten and cited as a reference, CC BY-SA 4.0).