Fort Tonyn
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Fort Tonyn, named for General Patrick Tonyn, was located in present-day Nassau County, Florida, near the hamlet of Mills's Ferry, about 25 miles up the St. Marys River. The fort was unremarkable in its day, seeing little action, and apparently was not even recognized as a fort by the British; the name appears to have been used by the Americans for this British outpost. It is remembered chiefly because it served as a way station in the only substantial campaign Florida saw during the Revolution. General Robert Howe camped near the fort with some 400 men on June 28, 1778, forcing the withdrawal of Lieutenant Thomas Brown and his loyalist East Florida Rangers, who were stationed there as the front line of defense for British East Florida. They burned the fort and retreated into Cabbage Swamp. These events occurred just prior to Colonel Elijah Clarke leading his Continental Army troops to defeat at the Battle of Alligator Creek Bridge on June 30, the only major engagement in an unsuccessful campaign to conquer British East Florida during the American Revolutionary War.
Location: 30.61, -81.77, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Battle of Thomas Creek ⓘ
1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War -
Battle of Alligator Bridge ⓘ
1778 battle of the American Revolutionary War -
Battle of Fort Peter ⓘ
war of 1812 battle -
Fort Tonyn ⓘ
fort in Florida -
St. Marys Submarine Museum ⓘ
museum in St. Marys, Georgia, USA
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1777 | Battle of Thomas Creek | United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1778 | Battle of Alligator Bridge | United States, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1815 | Battle of Fort Peter | United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| link | page | FortWiki page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | USS George Bancroft | ballistic missile submarine, Benjamin Franklin-class submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Tonyn | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | St. Marys Submarine Museum | military museum | Wikidata | |