Description
Page one of this newspaper has an account of the Battle of Bloody Marsh in July 1742, a decisive victory of the Spanish in the War of Jenkins' Ear. The battle took place near Fort Frederica, Georgia, and the British troops were led by colony founder James Oglethorpe.
Citation
London Gazette, 1742-10-16, 10/16/1742, Bentley Newspaper Collection, Kennesaw State University Department of Museums, Archives and Rare Books
Rights
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