Battle of Pensacola (1814)

Battle of Pensacola
Part of the War of 1812
Jackson and his troops entering Pensacola on November 6, 1814
Date 7–9 November 1814 Location Pensacola, Spanish Florida Result American victory Territorial changes United States occupation of Pensacola
Belligerents
United States	United Kingdom Creek Native Americans Spanish Florida
Commanders and leaders
Andrew Jackson	Mateo Manrique  Edward Nicolls James Alexander Gordon[1][2]
Strength
4,000 infantry 5 artillery pieces	British: 200 infantry from Royal Marines, Red Sticks and Royal Marine Artillery[3][4] Unknown artillery and black slaves 1 fort 1 coastal battery Creek: Unknown warriors Spanish: 500 infantry unknown artillery pieces 1 fort
Casualties and losses
American: 7 killed and 11 wounded[5]	Spanish: 14 killed and 6 wounded[6]

The Battle of Pensacola (7–9 November 1814) took place during the Creek War, part of the War of 1812, in which American forces fought against forces from Great Britain and Spanish Florida who were aided by the Creek Indians and African-American slaves allied with the British.^[7] General Andrew Jackson led his infantry against British and Spanish forces controlling the city of Pensacola in Spanish Florida. Allied forces abandoned the city, and the remaining Spanish forces surrendered to Jackson.

The battle was the only engagement of the war to take place within the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Spain, which was angered by the rapid withdrawal of British forces. Britain's naval squadron of five warships also withdrew from the city.^[8][9]