Difference between revisions of "Fort George"
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[[Image:Fort George.jpg|thumb|right|Reconstruction of Fort George]] | [[Image:Fort George.jpg|thumb|right|Reconstruction of Fort George]] | ||
| − | '''Fort George''' was a British fort at Pensacola, built in [[1778]] on [[Gage Hill]]. It was | + | '''Fort George''' was a British fort at Pensacola, built in [[1778]] on [[Gage Hill]]. It was heavily damaged in [[1781]]'s [[Battle of Pensacola, 1781|Battle of Pensacola]], but a portion of the fort was reconstructed, and the site is maintained as a park by the [[City of Pensacola]]. |
The site was added to the [[Wikipedia:National Register of Historic Places|National Register of Historic Places]] on [[July 8]], [[1974]]. | The site was added to the [[Wikipedia:National Register of Historic Places|National Register of Historic Places]] on [[July 8]], [[1974]]. | ||
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==Battle of Pensacola== | ==Battle of Pensacola== | ||
On [[March 9]], [[1781]], [[Bernardo de Gálvez]] began an [[Battle of Pensacola, 1781|amphibious siege]] of the British forces at Pensacola. The siege culminated on [[May 8]], when Spanish artillery fire caused the British powder magazine to explode. Spanish forces overran the remaining British contingent at Fort George and took Pensacola. | On [[March 9]], [[1781]], [[Bernardo de Gálvez]] began an [[Battle of Pensacola, 1781|amphibious siege]] of the British forces at Pensacola. The siege culminated on [[May 8]], when Spanish artillery fire caused the British powder magazine to explode. Spanish forces overran the remaining British contingent at Fort George and took Pensacola. | ||
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| + | After taking Pensacola, the Spanish renamed the fort as '''Fort San Miguel'''. | ||
==Reconstruction== | ==Reconstruction== | ||
Revision as of 17:29, 22 February 2009
Fort George was a British fort at Pensacola, built in 1778 on Gage Hill. It was heavily damaged in 1781's Battle of Pensacola, but a portion of the fort was reconstructed, and the site is maintained as a park by the City of Pensacola.
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 8, 1974.
Battle of Pensacola
On March 9, 1781, Bernardo de Gálvez began an amphibious siege of the British forces at Pensacola. The siege culminated on May 8, when Spanish artillery fire caused the British powder magazine to explode. Spanish forces overran the remaining British contingent at Fort George and took Pensacola.
After taking Pensacola, the Spanish renamed the fort as Fort San Miguel.
Reconstruction
In 1981, on the two hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Pensacola, a bust of Bernardo de Gálvez, a gift from the Spanish government, was dedicated at the Fort George site.
Other images
The ruins of Fort George atop Gage Hill circa 1870s
