Talk:Battle of Bloody Marsh

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Contents 1 ended the war? 2 Battle of Gully Hole Creek 3 Casualties 4 Mid-importance?

[edit] ended the war?

Some sources say that this battle effecively ended the War of Jenkin's ear. That should be put in there if it is correct, but I'm not well-enough versed in it to be sure. Does anyone know? Bubba73 (talk) 01:07, September 11, 2005 (UTC)

Also, the article says that the ambush was during the Spanard's siesta hour, but the external links didn't mention that. Is that correct? Bubba73 (talk) 03:54, September 11, 2005 (UTC)

The pages on the Fort Frederica site that I just looked at did not mention that either. Sounds legend-ish. -WCFrancis 23:20, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Battle of Gully Hole Creek

The only British casualty was a highlander who passed out and died from the heat. I remembered this as being Bloody Marsh. I remembered this wrong from childhood visits to Fort Frederica's museum. The battle of Gully Hole creek preceded Bloody Marsh - the Spaniards drove the British back to Fort Frederica from Fort St. Simons. -WCFrancis 23:21, 22 September 2005 (UTC) Another source: Georgia Encyclopedia

[edit] Casualties

According to this link, the Spanish only lost 19 men in Gully Hole Creek and Bloody Marsh. The "50 casualties" in Bloody Marsh may be another British exaggeration of the Jenkins' Ear War, like the "victories" of Edward Vernon in Portobello and Cartagena de Indias (the second was, in fact, the worst British defeat in History).--Menah the Great 16:07, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

OK. I think I got the "about 50" from the marker at the site of the battle. Bubba73 (talk), 16:55, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

I went by Bloody Marsh today, and there are three markers describing it. None of them say how many were killed. Bubba73 (talk), 03:00, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mid-importance?

This battle is labeled as mid-importance, "The subject is not well-known or particularly significant ". This battle drove the Spanish out of the Colonies and they didn't return. It also established the area as Brittish territory - originally the Brittish claimed only down to the Altamaha River. Isn't that significant? Bubba73 (talk), 03:03, 28 July 2006 (UTC)