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Capture of Pensacola

Capture of Pensacola was a battle fought in May 1719 at Pensacola, in what is now Florida, United States. It was part of the War of the Quadruple Alliance, which ran from 1718 to 1720. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Spanish plan for Fort San Carlos de Austria, the first fort at the site of Pensacola, Florida, founded 1698.
Spanish plan for Fort San Carlos de Austria, the first fort at the site of Pensacola, Florida, founded 1698.. "Franck", Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtMay 1719
WherePensacola, Florida, United States30.348N, 87.297W
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstSpain
Part ofWar of the Quadruple Alliance1718 to 1720

Where it sits in the War of the Quadruple Alliance

Battle of Cape Passaro, 1718Capture of Pensacola, 1719Siege of San Sebastián, 1719Siege of Seu d'Urgell, 1719Capture of Vigo and Pontevedra, 1719Siege of Roses, 1719Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1719Villasur expedition massacre, 172017181720Capture of Pensacola, 1719
8 placed engagements of the War of the Quadruple Alliance in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateMay 1719 (month precision)
PlacePensacola, Florida, United States
30.348N, 87.297W
KindBattle, early modern
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
This is a map of the Perdido River watershed.
This is a map of the Perdido River watershed.. Karl Musser created it, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1707 and 1861.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1719

Capture of Pensacola is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (35 in Florida).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5037051, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Pensacola (1719), revision 1370609392, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.