Sunday 30 December 2012

Siege of St Augustine (1702)

This siege was abandoned today in 1702. Read about this siege here

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  1. Living here in St. Augustine, in the shadow of El Castillo de San Marcos I have to say that this was a very interesting seige and the history reads like an adventure story. If you ever get a chance to come down here and see the Castillo it is quite a sight. She is the only military castle built in the continental US (started in 1672 finished 1696)and has been besieged twice (1702 & 1740)and never fell to force of arms one of the few castles in the world to boast this feat. She also served as a military post up to and including WWII. Pardon me if I wax proud of our castle.

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  2. no apologies are required for bieng proud of your local history. I wish I could have found a decent photo

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