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− | + | [[Image:Fort George.jpg|thumb|right|Reconstruction of Fort George]] | |
− | + | '''Fort George''' was a British fort at Pensacola, built in [[1778]] on [[Gage Hill]]. It was heavily damaged in [[1781]]'s [[Battle of Pensacola, 1781|Battle of Pensacola]], and eventually abandoned, but a portion of the fort was reconstructed, and the site is maintained as a park by the [[City of Pensacola]]. | |
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− | '''Fort George''' was a | ||
− | + | The site was added to the [[Wikipedia:National Register of Historic Places|National Register of Historic Places]] on [[July 8]], [[1974]]. | |
− | == | + | ==Battle of Pensacola== |
− | + | On [[March 9]], [[1781]], [[Bernardo de Gálvez]] began an [[Battle of Pensacola, 1781|amphibious siege]] of the British forces at Pensacola. The siege culminated on [[May 8]], when Spanish artillery fire caused the British powder magazine to explode. Spanish forces overran the remaining British contingent at Fort George and took Pensacola. | |
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− | + | After taking Pensacola, the Spanish renamed the fort as '''Fort San Miguel'''. | |
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− | After taking Pensacola, the Spanish renamed the fort Fort San Miguel | ||
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==Reconstruction== | ==Reconstruction== | ||
− | + | In [[1981]], on the two hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Pensacola, a bust of Bernardo de Gálvez, a gift from the Spanish government, was dedicated at the Fort George site. | |
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− | In [[1981]], on the two hundredth anniversary of the | ||
− | == | + | ==Other images== |
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− | + | Image:GageHillAerial.jpg|The ruins of Fort George atop [[Gage Hill]] circa 1870s | |
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[[Category:Forts]] [[Category:City of Pensacola parks]] [[Category:National Register of Historic Places]] | [[Category:Forts]] [[Category:City of Pensacola parks]] [[Category:National Register of Historic Places]] |