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The Infantry Regiment of Cuba was formed in 1786-1789 as a result of Spanish military reforms introduced in the second half of the 1700s. The Regiment consisted of three battalion. The First and Second Battalions were assigned to Havana and Santia…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVDO_santo-domingo-redoubt_St-Augustine-FL.html
In 1704, following the English siege of 1702, the Spanish built the Cubo Line to protect the town's northern sector. In the 1730s, they rebuilt the line in anticipation of an English attack from Georgia.
In 1808, a time of upheaval in the Span…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVCY_santo-domingo-redoubt_St-Augustine-FL.html
Historians and archaeologists consulted Colonial and Territorial Period documents to locate the site of the Santo Domingo Redoubt, which was also referred to at various times as the Tolomato Redoubt.
Archeological excavations of the Santo Domin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVCX_santo-domingo-redoubt_St-Augustine-FL.html
Following the 1702 English siege of St. Augustine, the Spanish began construction of a system of peripheral fortifications to protect the town based on the principle of defense-in-depth.
Between 1704-1821, the Spanish completed the outworks of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVC2_covered-way_St-Augustine-FL.html
The man-made hill around the fort, called the glacis (gla'sis), "covers" or protects this area from enemy fire. Capturing a fort's covered way usually involved a bloody assault.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVC0_u-s-shot-furnace_St-Augustine-FL.html
This structure is a hot shot furnace for heating cannon balls to be shot at wooden vessels and to set them on fire. It is part of the water battery built by the U.S. (1842-44) when this side of the moat was filled in and guns were mounted on the s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVBW_fort-marion_St-Augustine-FL.html
In 1821, the United States assumed control of Florida and federal troops occupied the fort. It was renamed Ft. Marion, for the Revolutionary war hero Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox."
In order to modernize the fort's defensives, the east portion…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVBU_well_St-Augustine-FL.html
After 1740, this well was the only source of water inside the fort.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVBS_chapel-of-st-mark_St-Augustine-FL.html
In time of danger, the chapel was a spiritual haven for both soldiers and townspeople. Before the altar, the priest offered mass. The walls were white, with a red band at floor level. The holy water fonts are still in place.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVBQ_british-quarters_St-Augustine-FL.html
During the American Revolution, St. Augustine was a base for British military activity in the South. The English added second floors in this and other rooms to make more space for storage and quarters.