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Siege of Pensacola

Siege of Pensacola was a siege conducted on 30 November 1707 at Pensacola, in what is now Florida, United States. It was part of the Queen Anne's War, which ran from 1702 to 1713. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: First siege: unknown, under 220; Second siege: about 300 against First siege: several hundred; Second siege: about 320.

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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.
Fought30 November 1707
WherePensacola, Florida, United States30.348N, 87.297W
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsSpain Spain; Spain New SpainagainstKingdom of Great Britain Province of Carolina; Muskogee
Part ofQueen Anne's War1702 to 1713

Where it sits in the Queen Anne's War

Battle of Flint River, 1702Newfoundland Expedition, 1702Siege of St. Augustine, 1702Battle of Falmouth, 1703Raid on Grand Pré, 1704Raid on Deerfield, 1704Battle of Bonavista, 1704Siege of St. John's, 1705Siege of Port-Royal, 1707Siege of Port Royal, 1707Second Siege of Pesacola, 1707Siege of Pensacola, 1707Raid on Haverhill, 1708Battle of St. John's, 1709Battle of Fort Albany, 1709Siege of Port Royal, 1710Battle of Bloody Creek, 171117021711Siege of Pensacola, 1707
17 placed engagements of the Queen Anne's War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date30 November 1707
to 20 August 1707
PlacePensacola, Florida, United States
30.348N, 87.297W
KindSiege, early modern
StrengthFirst siege: unknown, under 220; Second siege: about 300First siege: several hundred; Second siege: about 320
Commanders
  • Thomas Nairne
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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.

Nearest engagements

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

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1707

Siege 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 Q12717505, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Pensacola (1707), revision 1374317588, 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.