page_title: Invasion of Georgia (1742)
section_title: Invasion
hierarchical_section_title: Invasion of Georgia (1742) / Invasion
caption_attribution_description: Castillo_de_San_Marcos.jpg
context_page_description: The 1742 Invasion of Georgia was a military campaign by Spanish forces, based in Florida, which attempted to seize and occupy disputed territory held by the British colony of Georgia. The campaign was part of a larger conflict which became known as the War of Jenkins' Ear. Local British forces under the command of the Governor James Oglethorpe rallied and defeated the Spaniards at the Battle of Bloody Marsh and the Battle of Gully Hole Creek, forcing them to withdraw. Britain's ownership of Georgia was formally recognized by Spain in the subsequent Treaty of Madrid.
caption: Castillo de San Marcos – St. Augustine. Stronghold of Manuel de Montiano
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