United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Saint Simons Island, 31.15051, -81.369542008Once 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.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/battle-bloody-marshForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/battle-bloody-marshForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaBoats and boating--Georgia--Saint Simons IslandSailing ships--Georgia--Saint Simons IslandWarships--Georgia--Saint Simons IslandBattles--Georgia--Saint Simons IslandNaval battles--Georgia--Saint Simons IslandExplosions--Georgia--Saint Simons IslandOcean--Georgia--Saint Simons IslandBloody Marsh MapStillImage