- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Bloody Marsh
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Marshes--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Salt marshes--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Barrier islands--Georgia
Grasses--Georgia
Battlefields--Georgia--Saint Simons Island - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Saint Simons Island, 31.15051, -81.36954
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- In the 1742 Battle of Bloody Marsh on St. Simons Island, General Oglethorpe's soldiers defeated Spanish forces in what was the only Spanish invasion of Georgia during the War of Jenkins' Ear. The battle earned its name from its location rather than from the number of casualties, which were minimal.
Photograph of Bloody Marsh, on St. Simons Island, Georgia. Tall marsh grasses cover the swampy land. In the 1742 Battle of Bloody Marsh on St. Simons Island, General Oglethorpe's soldiers defeated Spanish forces in what was the only Spanish invasion of Georgia during the War of Jenkins' Ear. The battle earned its name from its location rather than from the number of casualties, which were minimal. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/battle-of-bloody-marsh/m-1040/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph courtesy of Forrest Shropshire
Photograph by Forrest Shropshire - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/colonial-coastal-fortifications
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/war-jenkins-ear
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/battle-bloody-marsh
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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