Fort San Bernardo
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hoteltwo
N 30° 25.474 W 087° 13.259
16R E 478777 N 3365853
Formerly a British fortification called the Queens Redoubt, it was renamed to San Bernardo after the Spanish took it over.
Waymark Code: WMKB58
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2014
Views: 14
Marker Text:
Site of Fort San Bernardo. Built by Don Bernardo de Galvez, Governor of Spanish Louisiana. From this Fort the Spanish bombarded the English-held Fort George; April 27, 1781 and Fort George surrendered May 9, 1781. 15,000 soldiers occupied Fort San Bernardo; 1,500-2,000 soldiers were stationed at Fort George. As a result of this battle all of Florida from the Apalachicola River to the Mississippi River passed from Britain to Spain.
Marker Number: 0
Date: 1956
County: Escambia
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: J.C Penney Company.
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