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Siege of St. Augustine

Siege of St. Augustine was a siege conducted on 10 November 1702 at St. Augustine, in what is now Florida, United States; it lasted 50 days. It was part of the Queen Anne's War, which ran from 1702 to 1713. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 204 regulars and marines; 1,500 civilians against 500–600 provincial militia; 300–600 Indians.

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Detail from a period French map depicting the 1702 Siege of St. Augustine. Image has been cropped and annotated as follows: A: Location of town of St. Augustine and the Castillo de San Marcos B: Islan
Detail from a period French map depicting the 1702 Siege of St. Augustine. Image has been cropped and annotated as follows: A: Location of town of St. Augustine and the Castillo de San Marcos B: Islan. unknown French author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought10 November 1702lasted 50 days
WhereSt. Augustine, Florida, United States29.898N, 81.311W
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsSpain Kingdom of Spain; New SpainagainstEngland Kingdom of England
Casualties and lossesReports vary; lightandReports vary; light
Part ofQueen Anne's War1702 to 1713

Where it sits in the Queen Anne's War

Battle of Flint River, 1702Newfoundland Expedition, 1702Siege of St. Augustine, 1702Battle of Falmouth, 1703Raid on Grand Pré, 1704Raid on Deerfield, 1704Battle of Bonavista, 1704Siege of St. John's, 1705Siege of Port-Royal, 1707Siege of Port Royal, 1707Second Siege of Pesacola, 1707Siege of Pensacola, 1707Raid on Haverhill, 1708Battle of St. John's, 1709Battle of Fort Albany, 1709Siege of Port Royal, 1710Battle of Bloody Creek, 1711Quebec Expedition, 171117021711Siege of St. Augustine, 1702
18 placed engagements of the Queen Anne's War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date10 November 1702
to 30 December 1702
PlaceSt. Augustine, Florida, United States
29.898N, 81.311W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength204 regulars and marines; 1,500 civilians500–600 provincial militia; 300–600 Indians
Casualties and lossesReports vary; lightReports vary; light
Commanders
  • José de Zúñiga y la Cerda
  • James Moore Sr.
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1702 and 1740.

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Elsewhere in 1702

Siege of St. Augustine is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,264 in present-day United States (38 in Florida).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12717504, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of St. Augustine (1702), revision 1374319324, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.