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1. www.thejaxsonmag.com › article › fort-caroline-theFort Caroline: The French settlement on the St. Johns

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   Nov 25, 2022 · From 1564-1565, the banks of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville was home to the French settlement of Fort Caroline. Andrew R. Nicholas tells the story of the fort, the people who lived there and the efforts to commemorate the events with a replica in the 20th century.

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   Feb 9, 2010 · Spanish forces under Pedro Menéndez de Avilés capture the French Huguenot settlement of Fort Caroline, near present-day Jacksonville, Florida. The French, commanded by Rene Goulaine de...

3. www.nationalhumanitiescenter.org › pds › amerbeginthe French Settlement at Fort Caroline, 1565

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   French Huguenots (Protestants) built Fort Caroline in 1564 on the southeast Atlantic coast, just north of the site where the Spanish would build St. Augustín a year later in order to protect its Atlantic shipping corridor from the French encroachment. Who would attack the other first?

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   Apr 14, 2021 · Worst of all to the devoutly Catholic Philip, the settlers were Huguenots (French Protestants). Despite Philip's protests, Jean Ribault sailed from France in May 1565 with more than 600 soldiers and settlers to resupply Fort Caroline.

5. jeanribault.org › fort-caroline-the-story-of-aFort Caroline – The Story Of A Short-Lived French Colony

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   Mar 16, 2021 · In August 1565, just as the colonizers were losing hope and getting ready to abandon for Caroline, Jean Ribault’s sails appeared on the horizon, carrying 600 settlers and soldiers, including women and children.

6. jeanribault.org › the-first-european-battle-in-theThe First European Battle In The New World – The Battle Of ...

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   Jan 16, 2022 · With the French Huguenot threat removed, the Spanish burned Fort Caroline to the ground, destroying it completely and rebuilding their own fort on the same site. However, a French force led by Dominique de Gourgues captured and burned the fort down again in April 1568.

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   What happened at Fort Caroline?

   • Despite the hurricane, humid Florida weather and lack of paved roads the Spanish made it to Fort Caroline. The Spanish launched a surprise attack, killing the majority of the French remaining at the fort. Several women and children were spared from the massacres and a few, including Laudonnière and painter Jacques le Moyne, managed to escape.

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   How did the Battle of Fort Caroline affect America?

   • Two weeks later, on September 20, he attacked and destroyed the French settlement of Fort Caroline. The decisive French defeat encouraged France to refocus its colonial efforts in America far to the north, in what is now Quebec and Nova Scotia in Canada.

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   What was Fort Caroline like for the French settlers?

   • The present-day Fort Caroline is a wonderful amenity to visit and gives people an idea of what it was like for those French settlers. This article is intended to be a retelling of the story of Fort Caroline, the French settlers in the area, and the 20th century replica.

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   When was Fort Caroline built?

   • From 1564-1565, the banks of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville was home to the French settlement of Fort Caroline. Andrew R. Nicholas tells the story of the fort, the people who lived there and the efforts to commemorate the events with a replica in the 20th century. The entrance to the reconstructed Fort Caroline.

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8. jeanribault.org › tracing-the-past-jean-ribaultTracing the Past: Jean Ribault and Fort Caroline Timeline

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   Aug 21, 2023 · The battle for Fort Caroline is one such epic saga that unfolded in 1565 when a Spanish force led by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés attacked amidst a turbulent storm. The fort, with its French Huguenot settlers, was ill-prepared for the Spanish onslaught.