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Browsing named entities in a specific section of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing). Search the whole document.
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Fort Montgomery (New York, United States) (search for this): entry pensacola
United States (United States) (search for this): entry pensacola
Pensacola Bay (Florida, United States) (search for this): entry pensacola
Pensacola.
When Iberville was on his way to plant a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River, he attempted to enter Pensacola Bay, but found himself confronted by Spaniards in arms, who had come from Vera Cruz and built a fort there, under the guns of which lay two Spanish ships.
The Spaniards still claimed the whole circuit of the Gulf of Mexico, and, jealous of the designs of the French, had hastened to occupy Pensacola Harbor, the best on the Gulf.
The barrier there constructed u scattering of the gathering Indians in great alarm, and the punishing of the Spaniards for such perfidy.
At the beginning of the Civil War the United States had a navy-yard at the little village of Warrington, 5 miles from the entrance to Pensacola Bay.
It was under the charge of Commodore Armstrong, of the navy.
He was surrounded by disloyal men, and when, on the morning of Jan. 10, 1861 (when Fort Pickens was threatened), about 500 Florida and Alabama troops, and a few from Mississippi,
Warrington, Fla. (Florida, United States) (search for this): entry pensacola
Mississippi (United States) (search for this): entry pensacola
Pensacola.
When Iberville was on his way to plant a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River, he attempted to enter Pensacola Bay, but found himself confronted by Spaniards in arms, who had come from Vera Cruz and built a fort there, under the guns of which lay two Spanish ships.
The Spaniards still claimed the whole circuit of the Gulf of Mexico, and, jealous of the designs of the French, had hastened to occupy Pensacola Harbor, the best on the Gulf.
The barrier there constructed ultimately established the dividing-line between Florida and Louisiana.
In 1696 Don Andre d'arriola was appointed the first governor of Pensacola, and took possession of the province.
He built a fort with four bastions, which he called Fort Charles; also a church and some houses.
On Feb. 28, 1781, Galvez the Spanish governor of Louisiana, sailed from New Orleans with 1,400 men to seize Pensacola.
He could effect but little alone; but finally he was joined (May 9) by an armed squadron from H
Jackson (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): entry pensacola
Alabama (Alabama, United States) (search for this): entry pensacola
Mobile, Ala. (Alabama, United States) (search for this): entry pensacola
Havana (Cuba) (search for this): entry pensacola
Vera Cruz (Veracruz, Mexico) (search for this): entry pensacola
Pensacola.
When Iberville was on his way to plant a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River, he attempted to enter Pensacola Bay, but found himself confronted by Spaniards in arms, who had come from Vera Cruz and built a fort there, under the guns of which lay two Spanish ships.
The Spaniards still claimed the whole circuit of the Gulf of Mexico, and, jealous of the designs of the French, had hastened to occupy Pensacola Harbor, the best on the Gulf.
The barrier there constructed ultimately established the dividing-line between Florida and Louisiana.
In 1696 Don Andre d'arriola was appointed the first governor of Pensacola, and took possession of the province.
He built a fort with four bastions, which he called Fort Charles; also a church and some houses.
On Feb. 28, 1781, Galvez the Spanish governor of Louisiana, sailed from New Orleans with 1,400 men to seize Pensacola.
He could effect but little alone; but finally he was joined (May 9) by an armed squadron from H