PENSACOLA, AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Lasting nine weeks in 1781, the Battle of Pensacola was the conclusion of Spain's aggressive military campaign to seize the Gulf Coast from Great Britain. Having lost the region to Britain after the Seven Years War and obtained New Orleans, Spain wanted to regain West Florida, which spanned from the Mississippi to the Appalachicola Rivers. Field Marshall Bernardo de Galvez had already conquered the western part of the territory. In Pensacola he commended his largest army ever -- several Spanish regiments and later, a French brigade. Opposing him was Major General John Campbell, who led a hodgepodge of veteran regulars, Geramn mercenaries, Provincials, Royal Navy and Marines, militia, slaves, and Indian warriors. Anticipating the invasion, Campbell had constructed four new, well-stocked fortifications and ordered his men "to fight to the last." Wtih numerous advances and setbacks for both sides, the siege took a surprise turn at the end. Drawing from a variety of sources, this book provides the most comprehensive and analytical look at this obscure but decisive battle. Complete with previously unpublished maps, arwork and detailed chronology, this historic account is thrilling and insightful.
A native of Pensacola, Wesley Odom resides outside where one of the British fortifications, Queen Anne%u2019s Redoubt, was positioned during the 1781 Battle. In fact, an unexploded Spanish mortar shell was discovered in the yard in the 1980s. When not researching Pensacola history, he works as a financial advisor and spends time with his wife and two children. He has a B.A. from Vanderbilt University with majors in communications and history. He also is a former Naval officer, which was helpful background in analyzing the Battle. The Longest Siege of the American Revolution: Pensacola is his first serious published work. He is frequently invited to speak on different historic topics.

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