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In 1740, Georgia Governor James Oglethorpe invaded Florida with a sizable English force that included Lower Creeks and Uchise Indian allies and attacked St. Augustine. The inhabitants of Fort Mose evacuated to the protective fortifications of St. Augustine while the city endured a month-long naval bombardment by Royal Navy ships sent from Jamaica. Just before daybreak on June 14, 1740, a detachment of Spanish forces, including Indians and free blacks led by Francisco Menéndez, attacked the British at Fort Mose and killed 75 surprised English invaders in brutal hand-to-hand combat. The victory at Mose disheartened Oglethorpe, hastened the English withdrawal from Florida, and gave rise in English accounts to the names Bloody Mose and Fatal Mose.
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St. Augustine, Florida · United States
