Battle of Gully Hole Creek

Battle of Gully Hole Creek

The Battle of Gully Hole Creek was a battle in 1742 on St. Simons Island, Georgia, between Spanish troops from the Spanish colony of Florida and British colonial troops on St. Simons Island. It was won by the British. The British colonists also won the Battle of Bloody Marsh later the same day, driving the Spanish out of the Georgia colony.

ee also

* Battle of Bloody Marsh
* List of conflicts in the United States

External links

* [http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/tdgh-jul/jul07.htm This day in Georgia history]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Egamcinto/bloodymarsh.html Battle of Bloody Marsh]
* [http://www.hsgng.org/pages/marsh.htm 250 years later]
* [http://www.nps.gov/fofr/battle.htm Bloody Marsh and Gully Hole Creek]
* [http://historynet.com/mh/blbloodymarsh/index3.html Bloody Marsh]
* [http://www.ourgeorgiahistory.com/chronpop/1671 Battle of Bloody Marsh]
* [http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/gahistmarkers/gullyholehistmarker.htm Battle of Gully Hole Creek]


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