The French ships you spoke of were fort Caroline inhabitants! The one sank was Renault's Son, who fled the fort and took the ship to sail out to safety but still close to the fort! Others fled to the bluffs to the west of the fort! In the direction of fort Caroline monument replica fort is! Back then the bluffs were huge compared to today due to rotation and work on the river dredging etc! There are pictures of the bluffs around 1910s 1920s and the bluffs are very tall and steep indeed! That is the high ground that the carpenter and others filled to and watched the sacking of the fort! The bluffs overlooked the fort and was reported by the French back then that one could climb the bluffs and look down into the fort Caroline and see clearly the inside of the fort...
Great channel. His men were brazenly disobeying during the Spanish march because it was done in the middle of torrential hurricane rains through swamps. They had not eaten and were exhausted. But the element of surprised worked on the guard as you said.
I wonder about Johnathan Carver..he wrote a book Jonathan Carver (April 13, 1710 - January 31, 1780) was a captain in a Massachusetts colonial unit, explorer, and writer. After his exploration of the northern Mississippi valley and western Great Lakes region, he published an account of his expedition, Travels through America in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768 (1778), that was widely read and raised interest in the territory.
@@HistoricalContextUSA In Spain there were Hebrews who wanted to change the churches who were thought to be like this inquisition style but some of those Hebrew Christians in Spain were killed.
Can you give an estimate of what the total number of Spanish and French forces there were? Seems like the French outnumbered Menéndez...maybe that's why he was so cruel. 🤔🤷🏽♂️
The Spanish had mostly soldiers. The French colony had greater numbers but had hundreds of artisans and indentured servants and upper-class stakeholders who were not soldiers and whom the Spanish marched overland after capturing the French Fort to St Augustine. They spared all who weren't Protestant. That area has descendants of those people living there today. Many of these people were from Turkey/Mediterranean as the wife of one of the main stakeholders in the French/English Colony had ties to Turkey and signed artisans/servants on. The Spanish also brought African Slaves from plantations in the Caribbean to St Augustine well before the English did in North America.
Best history channel on RUclips
Thank you!
The French ships you spoke of were fort Caroline inhabitants! The one sank was Renault's Son, who fled the fort and took the ship to sail out to safety but still close to the fort! Others fled to the bluffs to the west of the fort! In the direction of fort Caroline monument replica fort is! Back then the bluffs were huge compared to today due to rotation and work on the river dredging etc! There are pictures of the bluffs around 1910s 1920s and the bluffs are very tall and steep indeed!
That is the high ground that the carpenter and others filled to and watched the sacking of the fort! The bluffs overlooked the fort and was reported by the French back then that one could climb the bluffs and look down into the fort Caroline and see clearly the inside of the fort...
Thanks so much for sharing!
So interesting getting the other side of the skirmish!
Hopefully, we will be getting more of these as we get into future events.
Great channel. His men were brazenly disobeying during the Spanish march because it was done in the middle of torrential hurricane rains through swamps. They had not eaten and were exhausted. But the element of surprised worked on the guard as you said.
Thank you! I'm glad the episodes are bringing value to so many viewers.
So many to watch
Enjoy!
Digging the content 🎉
Thank you!
I wonder about Johnathan Carver..he wrote a book Jonathan Carver (April 13, 1710 - January 31, 1780) was a captain in a Massachusetts colonial unit, explorer, and writer. After his exploration of the northern Mississippi valley and western Great Lakes region, he published an account of his expedition, Travels through America in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768 (1778), that was widely read and raised interest in the territory.
He explored parts of Wisconsin and described it
I will keep a look out for it as I progress. Thank you!
Thanks
You are welcome!
Sad what the Catholics did, I am Hispanic; There were reformed Christians before these events too.
I never heard of this story until I came across this material. Hard to believe!
@@HistoricalContextUSA In Spain there were Hebrews who wanted to change the churches who were thought to be like this inquisition style but some of those Hebrew Christians in Spain were killed.
Can you give an estimate of what the total number of Spanish and French forces there were? Seems like the French outnumbered Menéndez...maybe that's why he was so cruel. 🤔🤷🏽♂️
French did outnumber Spanish, but I am unsure as to the numbers. I think it may have been higher than 2 to 1.
Great question BTW.
@@HistoricalContextUSA wow! Thanks so much. I love this series! You're excellent 👌🏽.
Thank you!
The Spanish had mostly soldiers. The French colony had greater numbers but had hundreds of artisans and indentured servants and upper-class stakeholders who were not soldiers and whom the Spanish marched overland after capturing the French Fort to St Augustine. They spared all who weren't Protestant. That area has descendants of those people living there today. Many of these people were from Turkey/Mediterranean as the wife of one of the main stakeholders in the French/English Colony had ties to Turkey and signed artisans/servants on. The Spanish also brought African Slaves from plantations in the Caribbean to St Augustine well before the English did in North America.