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Siege of St. Augustine

Siege of St. Augustine was a siege conducted on 10 November 1702 at St. Augustine, 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: 204 regulars and marines; 1,500 civilians against 500–600 provincial militia; 300–600 Indians.

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Detail from a period French map depicting the 1702 Siege of St. Augustine. Image has been cropped and annotated as follows: A: Location of town of St. Augustine and the Castillo de San Marcos B: Islan
Detail from a period French map depicting the 1702 Siege of St. Augustine. Image has been cropped and annotated as follows: A: Location of town of St. Augustine and the Castillo de San Marcos B: Islan. unknown French author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date10 November 1702
PlaceSt. Augustine, Florida, United States
29.898N, 81.311W
Part ofQueen Anne's War (1702 to 1713)
KindSiege, early modern
ResultSpanish victory
BelligerentsSpain Kingdom of Spain; New SpainEngland Kingdom of England
CommandersJosé de Zúñiga y la Cerda; Estevan de Berroa; Captain López de SollosoJames Moore
Strength204 regulars and marines; 1,500 civilians500–600 provincial militia; 300–600 Indians
Casualties and lossesReports vary; lightReports vary; light
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Siege of St. Augustine is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,031 in present-day United States (28 in Florida).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12717504, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of St. Augustine (1702), revision 1374319324, 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.