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    Captain Robert Searle and his privateers sacked the town of St. Augustine, Florida in 1668, killing sixty people and pillaging buildings to steal silver from the royal coffers. In response, Spain built the Castillo de San Marcos fortress to protect the city. On March 3rd, 2012 there will be a reenactment of this 1668 attack, with a historic encampment from 10am to 4pm and the sacking reenactment starting at 5pm in St. Augustine.

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    Captain Robert Searle and his privateers sacked the town of St. Augustine, Florida in 1668, killing sixty people and pillaging buildings to steal silver from the royal coffers. In response, Spain built the Castillo de San Marcos fortress to protect the city. On March 3rd, 2012 there will be a reenactment of this 1668 attack, with a historic encampment from 10am to 4pm and the sacking reenactment starting at 5pm in St. Augustine.

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    Captain Robert Searle and his privateers sacked the town of St. Augustine, Florida in 1668, killing sixty people and pillaging buildings to steal silver from the royal coffers. In response, Spain built the Castillo de San Marcos fortress to protect the city. On March 3rd, 2012 there will be a reenactment of this 1668 attack, with a historic encampment from 10am to 4pm and the sacking reenactment starting at 5pm in St. Augustine.

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    THE SACK OF ST.

    AUGUSTINE
    Being a weekend of 17th century pike and shot drill, culminating in the reenactment of Capt. Robert Searles 1668 Sack of St. Augustine

    Saturday, March 3rd, 2012

    St. Augustine, Florida, that noble and loyal city is the oldest inhabited European settlement in North America. Founded by Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles in 1565, it was a valuable outpost of the Spanish Empire, serving as a haven for the imperial treasure fleets sailing from the New World to Spain. For over a century and a half, beginning with Sir Francis Drakes raid in 1586 and ending with General James Oglethorpes attack in 1743, English troops and buccaneers repeatedly tried to wrest this strategic port from the Spaniards. In 1668, Captain Robert Searle and his privateers sailed from Jamaica to loot the silver ingots held in the royal coffers at St. Augustine. Under the cover of night, they slipped into the harbor and attacked the sleeping town, killing sixty people and pillaging government buildings, churches and homes. The devastation wrought by these bloodthirsty pirates prompted Spains Council of the Indies to issue money to build a massive stone fortress on Matanzas Bay to protect the city. The Castillo de San Marcos still stands as an enduring reminder of Floridas exciting heritage!

    Saturday, March 3rd 2012


    The Fountain of Youth will play host to our historic encampment with drills, demonstrations,
    and living history interpretation taking place from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The reenactment of the sacking of the town will commence Saturday evening at 5:00 PM beginning at the Plaza and ending in the redoubt near the Old City gates.

    FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE EMAIL


    Captain, William Kunze: wskunze@gmail.com Leftenant, Jeff Johnson: jeffjohnsonfl@yahoo.com Ensign, Willie Wobble: satchmo@prodigy.net

    http://www.searlesbucs.com/

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