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Photographer: Mark Hilton
Taken: March 10, 2014
Caption: Battle of Pensacola
Additional Description: Entering Pensacola Bay, the Spanish prepared trenches and batteries from which to attack the British forces. The British requested that the town not be attacked and women, children, and sick be allowed sanctuary in the waterfront stockade. The battle centered on Fort George. In spite of being out numbered 3 to 1, the British held their position for two months. With reinforcements, Galvez commanded over 7000 troops. On May 8th, 1781 a grenade from a Spanish howitzer exploded the powder magazine at the Queen's Redoubt, completely destroying the structure.
The British surrendered all of West Florida.
Submitted: March 12, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
Database Locator Identification Number: p267994
File Size: 0.076 Megabytes

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