Battle of Pensacola (1814)
| Battle of Pensacola | |||||||||
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| Part of the War of 1812 | |||||||||
Jackson and his troops entering Pensacola on November 6, 1814 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| United States |
United Kingdom Creek Native Americans Spanish Florida | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Andrew Jackson |
Mateo Manrique Edward Nicolls James Alexander Gordon | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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4,000 infantry 5 artillery pieces |
British: 200 infantry from Royal Marines, Red Sticks and Royal Marine Artillery Unknown artillery and black slaves 1 fort 1 coastal battery Creek: Unknown warriors Spanish: 500 infantry unknown artillery pieces 1 fort | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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American: 7 killed and 11 wounded |
Spanish: 14 killed and 6 wounded | ||||||||
The Battle of Pensacola (7–9 November 1814) took place, following the Creek War, as part of the Gulf Coast operations during the War of 1812. General Andrew Jackson led his infantry against British and Spanish forces controlling the city of Pensacola in Spanish Florida. The Spanish forces surrendered the city to Jackson, and the outlying British contingent withdrew.
The battle was the only engagement of the war to take place in territory under the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Spain.