The Battle of Pensacola, March 9 to May 8, 1781: Spain's Final Triumph Over Great Britain in the Gulf of Mexico (Florida State University Studies, No. 48)

xi, 158 pp. "The Battle of Pensacola was a battle in the War of 1812 in which American forces fought against the British, Spanish and Creeks allied with the British.After defeating the Red Stick Creeks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, General Andrew Jackson planned to drive the British from the Spanish city of Pensacola in Spanish Florida, then march to New Orleans to defend the city against any British attack. American forces had diminished, and Jackson was forced to wait for volunteers to arrive before moving against the city."