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On July 7, 1742, Oglethorpe's outnumbered British force ambushed and routed a Spanish column in the marsh on St. Simons. The victory ended Spain's only invasion of Georgia and helped secure the young colony's survival against St. Augustine.
Battle of Bloody Marsh is a historical marker in St. Simons Island, Glynn County. It is one of 121 historical markers documented in Glynn County, among 181 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.1564, -81.3797 near St. Simons Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is A Clash Of Cultures (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Slave Cabin, Demere Road, and S.S. <i>Oklahoma </i>and <i>Esso Baton Rouge </i>.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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