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The '''[[Seville Square Historic District]]''' is the area where the town of Pensacola where a permanent settlement was successfully established after earlier failed attempts. The area was bounded on the south by a beautiful deep water bay, two streams east and west, and a swamp north in the area of what is now [[Garden Street]]. [[Seville Square]] was built as a parade ground for the [[Fort of Pensacola]] but became the center hub of the surrounding neighborhood. The neighborhood was saved as an historic district by the [[Pensacola Heritage Foundation]] led by [[Mary Turner Rule Reed]]. The movement to preserve and restore this and other historic areas of Pensacola began in [[1963]] and continues today.
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[[Image:Siege1781.jpg|right|180px|The Queen's Redoubt detonates]]
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The '''[[Siege of Pensacola]]''' (also called the [[Battle of Pensacola]]) marked the culmination of Spain's conquest of Florida from [[British Pensacola|Great Britain]] during the [[Revolutionary War]] in [[1781]]. Spanish troops under [[Bernardo de Gálvez]] began an amphibious assault on the city in March 1781, steadily advancing towards [[Fort George]] on [[Gage Hill]]. On the morning of [[May 8]], artillery fire sparked a fire within the [[Queen's Redoubt]] that detonated the powder magazine, allowing Spanish troops to capture the redoubt. British Governor [[Peter Chester]] and Major General [[John Campbell]] surrendered Fort George and Pensacola shortly thereafter.

Latest revision as of 04:06, 2 July 2009

The Queen's Redoubt detonates

The Siege of Pensacola (also called the Battle of Pensacola) marked the culmination of Spain's conquest of Florida from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War in 1781. Spanish troops under Bernardo de Gálvez began an amphibious assault on the city in March 1781, steadily advancing towards Fort George on Gage Hill. On the morning of May 8, artillery fire sparked a fire within the Queen's Redoubt that detonated the powder magazine, allowing Spanish troops to capture the redoubt. British Governor Peter Chester and Major General John Campbell surrendered Fort George and Pensacola shortly thereafter.

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