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Montiano resisted Oglethorpe
Source: Spanish Roots of America #74
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(Arias) In 1740 (age 55), Montiano resisted the siege by the British admiral, Oglethorpe, for several months. British ships blocked the entrance to St. Augustine Bay while 7 frigates with cannons and 300 men each battered San Marcos Castle. Montiano and his soldiers defended the bay entrance while the people had all taken refuge inside the castle. Oglethorpe asked Montiano to surrender and got this answer: “I will have the pleasure to meet you inside San Marcos Castle.” Upon the arrival of reinforcements from the Spanish fleet of Cuba, Oglethorpe lifted the blockade and retreated. The British had captured Fort Mose, but Montiano recovered it in June, after a battle that left 68 soldiers dead and 34 taken prisoner.
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