What the records say
- When
- 27 May 1586 – 29 May 1586
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 29.89° N, 81.31° W
- Description
- 1586 raid during the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Raid on St. Augustine
Anglo-Spanish military conflict in 1586
The Raid on St. Augustine was a military event during the Anglo-Spanish War in which the Spanish settlement of St. Augustine in Florida was captured in a small fight and burnt by an English expedition fleet led by Sir Francis Drake. This was part of Sir Francis Drake's Great Expedition and was his last engagement on the Spanish Main before he headed north for the Roanoke Colony.
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