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1775-1783
While many Americans are aware of French support for the United States during the Revolutionary War,
few realize that Spain was
a crucial U.S.
ally and that Hispanic Americans fought the British alongside other American
patriots. Troops from Spain,
Mexico and the Caribbean
region, along with Hispanic Americans, were instrumental in defeating British
forces along the Gulf of Mexico from Pensacola
and Baton Rough to Natchez and Mobile, thus securing
the fledgling republic's southern flank. During the last major battle of the
war, at Yorktown, Va.,
the French and American forces were able to sustain their triumphal efforts
and pay for salaries, provisions and ammunition, thanks in large measure to
financial donations received from Hispanic women in Havana, Cuba.
This
information is obtained from USA Dept of Defense, Archives
New Mexico, Louisiana Archives & qualified
independent sources
including personal research
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Concerns on omission of
Hispanics in History of The American Revolution
Recommended Books:
Bernardo De Galvez: Hero of the American
Revolution...
Spanish Observers
and the American Revolution...
Click here for
Book entitled, Hispanics in America's Defense, includes the
American Revolutio
There were
7000 prisoners of war who died while prisoners of war on English prison ships
in New York Harbor after being captured
Out of the 7000 there were over 4000 Spanish soldiers fighting for American independence. Most of
the others were Rebel Americans.
Spanish ports
in Europe and the Caribbean were safe havens
for harassed American ships.
Spanish Colonial Living
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