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Fort San Bernardo was built by Don Bernardo de Galvez, Governor of Spanish Louisiana. From this fort the Spanish bombarded the English-held Fort George on April 27, 1781, and Fort George surrendered May 9, 1781. 15,000 soldiers occupied Fort San Bernardo, and 1,500-2,000 soldiers were stationed at Fort George. As a result of this battle, all of Florida from the Apalachicola River to the Mississippi River passed from Britain to Spain.
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