Fort St. Simons
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Fort St. Simons was a British colonial fortification on St. Simons Island, Georgia, that played a strategic role in the defense of the colony during conflicts with Spanish forces in the 18th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort St. Simons canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military fortification
ⓘ
colonial fort ⓘ |
| builtFor |
protection of sea approaches to Georgia coast
ⓘ
strategic control of approaches to Fort Frederica ⓘ |
| conflict | Anglo-Spanish rivalry in North America ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Georgia authorities ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| garrisonType | British colonial troops ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
British forts in the Thirteen Colonies
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Colonial forts in the United States ⓘ Forts in Georgia (U.S. state) ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coastal defense
ⓘ
defense against Spanish Florida ⓘ protection of British colony of Georgia ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | archaeological site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonial period in Georgia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Glynn County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Simons Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear |
Brunswick, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Frederica NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Simons Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| material |
earthworks
ⓘ
wooden structures ⓘ |
| namedAfter | St. Simons Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Spanish Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Florida forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British defensive system in southeastern North America
ⓘ
defenses of St. Simons Island ⓘ |
| presentCondition |
no standing original structures
ⓘ
ruined ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| significantEvent |
British defense of Georgia against Spanish attack
ⓘ
Spanish invasion of Georgia in 1742 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
forward outpost for Fort Frederica
ⓘ
guarding entrance to inland waterways of coastal Georgia ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Anglo-Spanish conflicts in the 18th century
ⓘ
War of Jenkins' Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.