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Santo Domingo Redoubt
Garrison Life in 1808
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By Craig Swain, August 1, 2011 | |
| | | 1. Santo Domingo Redoubt Marker | | The marker displays illustrations of Napoleonic-era Spanish soldiers, hunter, grenadier, and sharpshooter. Others depict siege and field carriages and a garrison gun. | | |
Inscription. The Infantry Regiment of Cuba was formed in 1786-1789 as a result of Spanish military reforms introduced in the second half of the 1700s. The Regiment consisted of three battalion. The First and Second Battalions were assigned to Havana and Santiago de Cuba. The Third Battalion was assigned to the Presidio de San Agustin de la Florida, a dependency of Cuba.
In St. Augustine, Spanish infantrymen garrisoned the Castillo de San Marcos, the defensive walls, redoubts, lookout towers, and small forts that protected the Presidio.
Four embrasures pierced the walls of the Santo Domingo Redoubt to accomodate ordnance pieces, typically 4, 6 and 8-pound guns mounted on siege and field carriages. In the absence of field pieces, garrison guns from the Castillo were moved to the redoubt.
Erected by City of St. Augustine.
Location. 29° 53.869′ N, 81° 18.893′ W. Marker is in St. Augustine, Florida, in Saint Johns County. Marker is at the intersection of Orange Street and Cordova Street, on the right when traveling west on Orange Street. Click for map. Located inside a earthwork reconstruction of Santo Domingo Redoubt. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Augustine FL 32084, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are | | | | 
By Craig Swain, August 1, 2011 | |
| | | 2. Santo Domingo Redoubt Marker | | |
within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Santo Domingo Redoubt (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Santo Domingo Redoubt (a few steps from this marker); The Cubo Line (a few steps from this marker); Los Floridanos (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Santo Domingo Redoubt (within shouting distance of this marker); Fuente de los Caņos de San Francisco (within shouting distance of this marker); Tolomato Indian Village (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Old Spanish Trail Zero Milestone (about 300 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in St. Augustine. |
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By Craig Swain, August 1, 2011 | |
| | | 3. Gun Platform and Embrasure | | |
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By Craig Swain, August 1, 2011 | |
| | | 4. North Face of the Redoubt Reconstruction | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on August 29, 2011, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 200 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 29, 2011, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
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