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*[[February 28]] – Spanish fleet departs Havana for Pensacola.*[[March 9]] – Spanish fleet appears off [[Santa Rosa Island]], 6:00 a.m. Light infantry and grenadier companies disembark six miles east of [[Punta Sigüenza]](near modern-day [[Casino Beach]]). A prearranged signal of seven guns from the British warship ''Mentor'' notified the British forces.*[[March 10]] – The unfinished English redoubt battery at Punta Sigüenza is found abandoned and taken by forces under [[Francisco Longoria]] and [[Arturo O'Neill]]. They capture seven British soldiers, who were sent to retrieve supplies and burn an unused blockhouse, and receive some fire by anchored frigates ''Mentor'' and ''Port Royal'', and the [[Red Cliffs]] fort. The British brigantine ''Childers'' breaks out of harbor to alert British authorities.*[[March 11]] – Using two 24-pound cannon brought ashore to the captured redoubtbattery, Spanish forces return fire, forcing the frigates to move out of range.*[[March 12]] – The fleet moves west towards the harbor entrance, but is halted when the flagship ''San Ramón'' runs aground. A 24-pounder at a masked battery fires upon British interceptors, forcing them to get out of range.