Siege of Fort Mose
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siege-of-fort-mose-187-3615722
title:
Siege of Fort Mose
text:
The Battle of Fort Mose was a significant action of the War of Jenkins' Ear that took place on June 14, 1740, in Spanish Florida. Captain Antonio Salgado commanded a Spanish column of 300 regular troops, backed by the free black militia under Francisco Menéndez and allied Seminole warriors consisting of Indian auxiliaries. They stormed Fort Mose, a strategically crucial position newly held by 170 British soldiers under Colonel John Palmer. Palmer and his garrison had taken the fort from the Span
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description:
Part of the War of Jenkins' Ear in 1740
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Fort_Mose
date created:
2010-05-03T16:48:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T20:28:07Z
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