Wormsloe Historic Site
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The Wormsloe State Historic Site, originally known as Wormsloe Plantation, is a state historic site near Savannah, Georgia, in the southeastern United States. The site consists of 822 acres, protectin
Wormsloe Historic Site, Chatham County, GA, US
Jones Marsh, formerly the Skidaway Narrows, looking toward Long Island (spans the horizon) and Skidaway Island (visible top-right)
The original house site at Wormslow Historic Site.
Ruins of the tabby fort at Wormsloe
War of Jenkins' Ear
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The War of Jenkins' Ear was fought between Great Britain and Spain from 1739 to 1748. Most of the fighting took place in New Granada and the Caribbean Sea, with major operations over by 1742. It is co
Wormsloe Historic Site
…were concerned that the Spanish still claimed the area and would eventually attempt to expel them. Conflict erupted in 1739 with the outbreak of the War of Jenkins' Ear, the name for the regional theater of the greater War of the Austrian Succession. Jones took part in an English raid along the St. Johns River in…
Ruins of the fortress of San Jeronimo, Portobelo
Spanish admiral Don Blas de Lezo 1741
Fortress of San Lorenzo el Real Chagres
Castillo San Felipe de Barajas (Cartagena). This fortress, though incomplete during the war, was integral to Spain's effort to maintain the link with its colonies via the Atlantic sea lanes.