Battle of Alligator Creek Bridge (original) (raw)
- The Battle of Alligator Bridge took place on June 30, 1778, and was the only major engagement in an unsuccessful campaign to conquer British East Florida during the American Revolutionary War. A detachment of Georgia militiamen under the command of General chased Thomas Brown's Loyalist company into a large position of British regulars established by British Major Mark Prevost and were turned back. (en)
- De Slag bij de Alligatorbrug vond plaats op 30 juni 1778 tijdens de Amerikaanse Onafhankelijkheidsoorlog en was een belangrijke episode in de derde en laatste mislukte campagne van kolonel Elijah Clarke om Oost-Florida te veroveren. In een rampzalige strijd gingen 300 militieleden uit Georgia de strijd aan tegen een veel talrijker legermacht bestaande uit Britten, loyalisten en Indianen. Door Clarkes nederlaag bleef het gebied onder Brits bewind. De Britse troepen werden geleid door generaal Merrill. De strijd speelde zich af bij de "Alligatorbrug" in centraal Callahan (Florida), maar volgens sommige hedendaagse historici was de brug meer oostwaarts gelegen. (nl)
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- The Battle of Alligator Bridge took place on June 30, 1778, and was the only major engagement in an unsuccessful campaign to conquer British East Florida during the American Revolutionary War. A detachment of Georgia militiamen under the command of General chased Thomas Brown's Loyalist company into a large position of British regulars established by British Major Mark Prevost and were turned back. (en)
- De Slag bij de Alligatorbrug vond plaats op 30 juni 1778 tijdens de Amerikaanse Onafhankelijkheidsoorlog en was een belangrijke episode in de derde en laatste mislukte campagne van kolonel Elijah Clarke om Oost-Florida te veroveren. In een rampzalige strijd gingen 300 militieleden uit Georgia de strijd aan tegen een veel talrijker legermacht bestaande uit Britten, loyalisten en Indianen. Door Clarkes nederlaag bleef het gebied onder Brits bewind. De Britse troepen werden geleid door generaal Merrill. De strijd speelde zich af bij de "Alligatorbrug" in centraal Callahan (Florida), maar volgens sommige hedendaagse historici was de brug meer oostwaarts gelegen. (nl)
- Battle of Alligator Creek Bridge (en)
- Slag bij de Alligatorbrug (nl)
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