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Oglethorpe took over Pupo and Picolata
Source: The Governorship of Spanish Florida #122
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In 1740 these sporadic border forays yielded to a major war between Florida and Georgia. AN183 In January Oglethorpe led a band of 200 Creek, Chickasaw, and Uchize Indians and a lesser number of Highland Rangers up the Saint John’s to Fort Pupo and Picolata, now the favorite target of English raiders. Here the Georgians won a major victory. Oglethorpe’s force killed 12 Spanish infantrymen and sent the remainder of the two small garrisons scurrying back to Saint Augustine in a headlong retreat. To secure his foothold in the heart of Spanish territory, Oglethorpe left a small force at Pupo and Picolata under a trusted officer, Captain Hugh Mackay. [Note 24: Oglethorpe to Duke of Newcastle, Frederica, 1/22/1739/40] (Tepaske GSF)
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