Battle of Flint River
1702 battle of Queen Anne's War
The Battle of Flint River, also called the Spanish-Indian Battle (1702) or the Battle of the Blankets ,[1] was a failed attack by Spanish and Apalachee Indian forces against Creek Indians in October 1702 in what is now the state of Georgia. The battle was a major element in ongoing frontier hostilities between English colonists from the Province of Carolina and Spanish Florida, and it was a prelude to more organized military actions of Queen Anne's War.
Battle of Flint River | |||||||
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Part of Queen Anne's War | |||||||
This detail of an early 18th-century map shows the approximate location of the battle on the Flint River. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Pro-Bourbon Spain Apalachee |
Creek Apalachicola Province | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Francisco Romo de Uriza | Anthony Dodsworth | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
800, mostly Indian | 400, mostly Indian | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
most killed or captured | unknown |
The Creeks, assisted by a small number of English colonists led by trader Anthony Dodsworth, ambushed the invaders on the banks of the Flint River. More than half of the Spanish-Indian force was killed or captured. English and Spanish colonial authorities reacted to the battle by accelerating preparations that culminated in the siege of St. Augustine in November 1702.
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Battle of Flint River
1702 battle of Queen Anne's War
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