On Saturday, June 26, 2010

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL

10AM until 4PM

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL - In the early morning hours of June 26, 1740, the village of Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose, the first, legally sanctioned free black settlement in the continental U.S., became the site of the bloodiest battle in Florida’s portion of the War of Jenkin's Ear.

This day, June 26,1740 Florida's Spanish soldiers, black militia, and native Yamassee auxiliaries locked in a “clash of empires” with invading English and Scottish troops from Georgia, a battle that culminated in desperate, hand-to-hand fighting as Fort Mose, St. Augustine's northern-most defense, burned around them.

The decisive Spanish victory at “Bloody Mose” was one of the factors that ended Georgia's invasion of Florida.

On Saturday, June 26, 2010, the 270th anniversary of the original battle, The St. Augustine Garrison will offer the first, annual commemoration of this historic event at FortMose, in St. Augustine, Florida, our nation's oldest city.

Activities for the whole family will be held in St. Augustine starting from 10 am until 4 pm, including the re-enactment of the historic battle.

• 10AM-11:30AM: Demonstrations of 18th-century colonial and military life, crafts, and children's games.

• 11:30AM: Re-enactment of the “Battle of Bloody Mose” by Spanish and British troops

• 1:30PM-3PM: Demonstrations of 18th- century colonial and military life, crafts, and children's games

• 3PM: Re-enactment of the “Battle of Bloody Mose” by Spanish and British troops

For more information contact,

Mark Schmitt

The St. Augustine Garrison (c. 1740)

Telephone (toll-free): 1-877-FLA-HIST (1-877-352-4478)

E-mail: garrison1740@hotmail.com

Web site: http://www.staugustinegarrison.com/