No longer capable of defending Fort George from unforgiving Spanish artillery, British General John Campbell raised the white flag of surrender on May 8th, 1781. Pensacola officially came under control of the Spanish on May 10th, 1781. It would remain in control of the Spanish for the next 40 years…
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With British forces garrisoned at Fort San Miguel, the former Fort George, Andrew Jackson arrived at Pensacola with an army of 4,000 men on November 6th, 1814.
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Spaniard Bernardo de Galvez besieged British-held Pensacola in 1781. It fell to Scotsman John Campbell to defend the remote outpost.
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