Raid on St. Augustine

Raid on St. Augustine
Part of the Anglo–Spanish War
Sir Francis Drake in St. Augustine 1586 hand-colored engraving, by Baptista Boazio, 1589
Date 27–29 May 1586 Location St. Augustine, Florida (Region of the Spanish Main) Result English victory[1] Territorial changes Parris and Santa Elena Islands abandoned
Belligerents
Spain Apalachee Indians	England
Commanders and leaders
Governor Pedro Menéndez de Márquez	Sir Francis Drake Christopher Carleill
Strength
100 soldiers & militia Unknown number of Indians 2 forts[2]	23 ships, 19 support vessels & prizes, 1,000 troops[3]
Casualties and losses
35 killed or wounded[4]	Light

The Raid on St. Augustine was a military event during the Anglo-Spanish War in which the Spanish settlement of St. Augustine in Florida (Spanish: San Agustín)) was captured in a small fight and burnt by an English expedition fleet led by Sir Francis Drake.^[1] This was part of Sir Francis Drake's Great Expedition and was his last engagement on the Spanish Main before Drake headed north for the Roanoke Colony. The expedition also forced the Spanish to abandon any settlements and forts in present-day South Carolina.