Spanish Conquest
Following an agreement signed at Aranjuez, Spain entered the war on the side of France and the Americans in 1779. Spanish troops under Bernardo de Galvez advanced and seized Baton Rouge and Mobile. In 1781 Spain captured Pensacola and its garrison. As part of the 1783 Peace of Paris, West Florida was ceded to Spain along with East Florida.
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“How can I, that girl standing there,
My attention fix
On Roman or on Russian
Or on Spanish politics?”
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To be afeared to tell greybeards the truth?”
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