Battle of Bloody Marsh
The Battle of Bloody Marsh took place on July 7, 1742 (new style) between Spanish and British forces on St. Simons Island, part of the Province of Georgia, resulting in a victory for the British. Part of a much larger conflict known as the War of Jenkins' Ear, the battle was for the British fortifications of Fort Frederica and Fort St. Simons, with the strategic goal the sea routes and inland waters they controlled. With the victory, the Province of Georgia established undisputed claim to the island. It is now part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The British also won the Battle of Gully Hole Creek, which took place on the island the same day.
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Battle of Bloody Marsh
The Battle of Bloody Marsh took place on July 7, 1742 (new style) between Spanish and British forces on St. Simons Island, part of the Province of Georgia, resulting in a victory for the British. Part of a much larger conflict known as the War of Jenkins' Ear, the battle was for the British fortifications of Fort Frederica and Fort St. Simons, with the strategic goal the sea routes and inland waters they controlled. With the victory, the Province of Georgia established undisputed claim to the island. It is now part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The British also won the Battle of Gully Hole Creek, which took place on the island the same day.
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La bataille de Bloody Marsh, é ...... uerre de l'oreille de Jenkins.
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La batalla de Bloody Marsh (7 ...... ran Bretaña, iniciada en 1739.
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The Battle of Bloody Marsh too ...... ce on the island the same day.
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1742-07-07
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British victory
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150-200+ soldiers
650 soldiers, militia and native Indians
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''A Map of the Bloody Marsh area as it was in 1742
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Roughly 200 killed
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La bataille de Bloody Marsh, é ...... uerre de l'oreille de Jenkins.
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La batalla de Bloody Marsh (7 ...... ran Bretaña, iniciada en 1739.
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The Battle of Bloody Marsh too ...... ce on the island the same day.
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Bataille de Bloody Marsh
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Batalla de Bloody Marsh
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Battle of Bloody Marsh
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Battle of Bloody Marsh
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