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[[Image:{{Infobox Military Structure|name=Fort at Pensacola|image=FortAtPensacola1764.jpg|thumb|right|caption=1764 plan of the fort|location=Present-day [[Downtown Pensacola]]|type=Polygonal fort|built=[[1764]]-[[1765]]|builder=|materials=|size=|used=|demolished=|controlledby=[[British Pensacola|Great Britain]]|armament=|garrison=|currentcommander=|commanders=|occupants=|battles=|events=|status=No longer extant|ownership=|visitors=|mapcode=}}
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[[Image:1778PurcellPlan.jpg|thumb|right|Joseph Purcell's 1778 plan of Pensacola, featuring the fort]]
The '''Fort at Pensacola''' was a fortification constructed under [[British rule]] atop the previous [[Second Spanish period|Spanish]] [[Presidio San Miguel]], in what is now [[downtown Pensacola]].