- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Bloody Marsh Map
- Date of Original:
- 2008
- Subject:
- Boats and boating--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Sailing ships--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Warships--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Battles--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Naval battles--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Explosions--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Ocean--Georgia--Saint Simons Island - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Saint Simons Island, 31.15051, -81.36954
- Medium:
- drawings (visual works)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Once formal hostilities began in 1739 between the Spanish and English over the land between South Carolina and Florida, shipping on the Atlantic Ocean suffered frequent interruption from acts of piracy by both sides. These skirmishes escalated into the War of Jenkins' Ear and the Battle of Bloody Marsh.
Image of a map depicting notable locations off the coast of St. Simons Island, Georgia during the Battle of Bloody Marsh. South is at the top and North is at the bottom.
Once formal hostilities began in 1739 between the Spanish and English over the land between South Carolina and Florida, shipping on the Atlantic Ocean suffered frequent interruption from acts of piracy by both sides. These skirmishes escalated into the War of Jenkins' Ear and the Battle of Bloody Marsh. On July 7, 1742, English and Spanish forces skirmished on St. Simons Island in an encounter later known as the Battle of Bloody Marsh. This event was the only Spanish attempt to invade Georgia during the War of Jenkins' Ear, and it resulted in a significant English victory. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/battle-of-bloody-marsh/m-1670/
- Digital Object URL:
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BloodyMarshMap.jpg
- Rights Holder:
- Image from Wikimedia
- Original Collection:
- 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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