Spanish invasion of Georgia (1742)

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invasion military campaign

The Spanish invasion of Georgia (1742) was a British–Spanish military campaign during the War of Jenkins’ Ear in which Spanish forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to seize the British colony of Georgia from James Oglethorpe’s defenses.

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Label	Occurrences
Spanish invasion of Georgia (1742) canonical	2
Spanish invasion of Georgia campaign	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	invasion ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
attackingForce	Spanish forces ⓘ
belligerent	Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
commanderSide	James Oglethorpe – British side ⓘ
conflictCause	imperial rivalry between Britain and Spain in the Americas ⓘ ongoing War of Jenkins’ Ear ⓘ
conflictDuring	18th century ⓘ
conflictIn	War of Jenkins’ Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	British–Spanish military campaign ⓘ
country	British America NERFINISHED ⓘ
defender	James Oglethorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ
defendingForce	British colonial forces ⓘ
defensivePosition	Fort Frederica NERFINISHED ⓘ fortifications on St. Simons Island ⓘ
endTime	1742 ⓘ
goal	seizure of the British colony of Georgia ⓘ
hasCommander	James Oglethorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParticipant	Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRegion	Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	secured British control of Georgia against Spanish claims ⓘ
location	British colony of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryObjective	capture of British forts in Georgia ⓘ
notableLeader	James Oglethorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent	Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	British colonial militia NERFINISHED ⓘ Native American allies of the British ⓘ
opposedTerritory	Spanish Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ
outcome	Spanish withdrawal from Georgia ⓘ
partOf	War of Jenkins’ Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	earlier Anglo-Spanish tensions in Florida–Georgia borderlands ⓘ
relatedTo	British colonization of Georgia ⓘ Spanish–British conflicts in North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ Spanish failure to seize Georgia ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Bloody Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gully Hole Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	1742 ⓘ
strategicObjective	undermine British presence in the southeastern colonies ⓘ
theatre	Georgia coast ⓘ Southeastern North America ⓘ

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Battle of Fort Frederica → precededBy → Spanish invasion of Georgia (1742) ⓘ

Battle of Fort Frederica → campaign → Spanish invasion of Georgia (1742) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish invasion of Georgia campaign

Battle of Bloody Marsh → partOfCampaign → Spanish invasion of Georgia (1742) ⓘ