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Photographer: Mike Stroud
Taken: September 2008
Caption: Bloody Marsh Battle Site
Additional Description: In the 1742 Battle of Bloody Marsh on St. Simons Island, General Oglethorpe's soldiers defeated Spanish forces in what was the only Spanish invasion of Georgia during the War of Jenkins' Ear. The battle earned its name from its location rather than from the number of casualties, which were minimal. General Oglethorpe's English, Scottish Highlander, and Indian forces numbered around 650 men. Spanish Governor Montiano's invasion forces numbered 52 ships and over 2000 men.
Submitted: October 24, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p40816
File Size: 0.204 Megabytes

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