Capture of Pensacola (1719)
The Capture of Pensacola took place in May 1719 during the War of the Quadruple Alliance when a French force led by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville took and occupied the settlement of Pensacola in the Spanish colony of Florida. The French occupied Pensacola until August 1719, when a large Spanish force arrived and compelled the small French garrison to surrender.[1][2] This Spanish occupation only lasted until September 1, when a French fleet arrived to reassert French control.[1]
| Capture of Pensacola | |||||||
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| Part of War of the Quadruple Alliance | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 France |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville | |||||||
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| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The war ended status quo ante bellum and Pensacola was officially returned to Spanish control, though the French garrison did not withdraw until 1726.
References
- Bense p.14
- Marley p.242
Bibliography
- Bense, Judith A. Archaeology of colonial Pensacola. University Press of Florida, 1999.
- Claiborne, John. Mississippi, as a province, territory, and state. Contains a somewhat detailed account of the affair.
- Marley, David. Wars of the Americas: a chronology of armed conflict in the New World, 1492 to the Present. ABC-Clio, 1998.
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