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Fort Caroline

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Fort Caroline settlement near the mouth of the St. Johns River, NE Fla.; est. 1564 by French Huguenots under René de Laudonnière. A Spanish force led by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés attacked the fort in 1565, killed most of the colonists, and renamed the fort San Mateo. This was avenged by a French force led by Dominique de Gourgues, who in 1568 wiped out the garrison at San Mateo. Fort Caroline National Memorial includes a replica of the original fort (see National Parks and Monuments , table). Author not available, FORT CAROLINE. , The Columbia... Read more
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René Goulaine de Laudonnière
...attempt in 1564, establishing Fort Caroline (named for Charles IX of France...finally most of them mutinied. Fort Caroline was in desperate straits when...Menéndez de Avilés attacked Fort Caroline by land and massacred most of... Read more

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