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Siege of St. Augustine

Siege of St. Augustine was a siege conducted on 13 June 1740 at St. Augustine, in what is now Florida, United States; it lasted 37 days. It was part of the War of Jenkins' Ear, which ran from 1739 to 1748. The recorded result: Spanish victory.

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The north wall of the Castillo de San Marcos. Taken By Victor Patel
The north wall of the Castillo de San Marcos. Taken By Victor Patel. Shreeg88 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought13 June 1740lasted 37 days
WhereSt. Augustine, Florida, United States29.895N, 81.314W
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Great BritainagainstSpain
Part ofWar of Jenkins' Ear1739 to 1748

Where it sits in the War of Jenkins' Ear

Battle of Porto Bello, 1739Action of 8 April 1740, 1740Siege of St. Augustine, 1740Siege of Fort Mose, 1740Attacks on Fuerteventura in 1740, 1740Battle of Cartagena de Indias, 1741Battle of Santiago de Cuba, 1741Invasion of Georgia, 1742Battle of Bloody Marsh, 1742Battle of Gully Hole Creek, 1742Battle of La Guaira, 1743Battle of Puerto Cabello, 1743Voyage of the Glorioso, 1747Action of 18 March 1748, 1748Battle of Santiago de Cuba, 1748Battle of Havana, 174817391748Siege of St. Augustine, 1740
16 placed engagements of the War of Jenkins' Ear in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date13 June 1740
to 20 July 1740
PlaceSt. Augustine, Florida, United States
29.895N, 81.314W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength1,000 infantry; (Oglethorpe's Regiment, Georgia Provincials, South Carolina Provincials.); 900 sailors; 1,200 warriors; 56 cannons; 5 frigates; 3 sloops750 infantry; 50 cannons; 1 fort; 6 small ships
Casualties and losses122 killed; 16 captured; 14 deserted; 56 artillery pieces captured; 1 schooner capturedUnknown
Commanders
  • Manuel de Montiano
Siege of St. AugustineSiege of St. AugustineSiege of St. AugustineSiege of Fort MoseBattle of Saint John's BluffBattle of the Brick ChurchBattle of Cedar CreekSiege of Fort MoseBattle of Saint John's BluffBattle of the Brick ChurchDaytona BeachGainesvilleOcalaSanfordLeesburgPalm CoastLake City100 km29.895N, 81.314W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

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

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1740

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 Q3486020, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of St. Augustine (1740), revision 1374319127, 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.