The Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783

Revolutionary War Battlefields in Florida

Florida accounts for 3 mapped Revolutionary War engagements, fought between 1777 and 1781, in the war's southern theater.

John Trumbull, Surrender of Lord Cornwallis (1820). Public domain.
3
Engagements
1777 to 1781
Years

Chronology

Revolutionary fighting in Florida spanned 1777 to 1781. Select a year for the engagements of that season nationwide.

1
1777
1
1778
1
1781

Where these engagements were fought

Select a marker to see the engagement and open its page. Larger red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary.

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Engagements in Florida.

Notable engagements

EngagementYearOutcomeForces or losses
Pensacola1781Spanish victoryLosses: 297; 95 killed; 202 wounded; Waldeck Choctaw Creek:
Thomas Creek1777British victoryUnited States: 4-8 killed; 9 wounded; 31-34 captives (of who
Fort Tonyn And Alligator Creek Bridge1778British victoryUnited States: 9 killed; Unknown wounded; Unknown captured;

All Southern Theater engagements

Battlefield locations and boundaries are compiled from public records, including the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (public domain) and the American Revolution GIS work of Charles E. Frye (CC BY-SA 4.0).