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	Pensacola Police Department - Online
		Rachel despised being in Pensacola and at one time wrote in a letter to a friend saying she wanted to leave the "heathen town" she was in because of all of the profanity and the fact that the saloons did not close on Sunday.
		In 1892, the Pensacola Police Department was relocated to the Southwest corner of Jefferson and Zarragoza streets across the street from the county courthouse and jail.
		Pensacola is known as “The City of Five Flags” because during its history, the city came under the rule of five governments: Spain, France, Great Britain, the Confederacy, and the United States.
	www.pensacolacitygov.com /ppd/pages.asp?pg_id=2482 (5891 words)

	Pensacola: Florida Seafood and Aquaculture
		Pensacola became the center of the fishery when the first company for handling and shipping red snapper was formed.
		Pensacola fishermen were among the very last to convert to the diesel powered engines which would eventually make their lives so much easier and more productive.
		Pensacola still maintains a fishing fleet but since a public referendum imposed a net ban on the industry, almost all of the activity is limited to sport and recreational fishing.
	www.fl-seafood.com /pensacola.htm (1227 words)

	Pensacola
		Pensacola departed Pearl Harbor 29 November 1941 with a convoy bound for Manila in the Philippines.
		Pensacola helped fight off a coordinated dive bombing and torpedo plane raid which damaged Hornet so severely that she had to be abandoned.
		Pensacola departed Majuro 25 April sailing via Pearl Harbor and Mare Island for duty in the Northern Pacific, arriving in Kulak Bay 27 May. On 13 June, she joined her cruiserdestroyer task force in raining destruction on the airfields of Matsuwa, Kuriles.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/p4/pensacola-iii.htm (2665 words)

	Pensacola, Florida
		Pensacola is nicknamed "The City of Five Flags" due to the five flags that have flown over it at various times in its history: the flags of Spain, France, Great Britain, the Confederate States of America, and the United States.
		Pensacola was permanently established by the Spanish in 1698 and became the largest city in Florida and the capital of the colony of West Florida.
		A hurricane drove the French from Pensacola in 1722 and the Spanish moved the town from the storm-vulnerable barrier island to the mainland.
	www.creekin.net /c7495-n213-pensacola-florida.html (3011 words)

	Battle of Pensacola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Pensacola was a battle in the War of 1812 in which American forces fought against the British, Spanish and Indians 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.
		The battle had forced the British from Pensacola and left the Spanish in control but angered that the British had fled in such a hurry once Jackson's force had attacked.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Pensacola (484 words)

	Pensacola Honors Battle of Midway Veterans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) -- The Mustin Beach Officers' Club at Naval Air Station Pensacola was the site of this year's regional celebration commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Midway.
		While the Battle of Midway only lasted for three days, it changed the course of naval warfare and is considered by many to be one of the most profound naval battles of all time.
		Veterans and guests were treated to a Battle of Midway reenactment narrated by Cmdr. Leo Murphy, featuring a portrayal of historical figures from the battle performed by NASC students.
	www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=2587 (355 words)

	Floripedia: Civil War, Pensacola (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Pensacola was now blockaded, and by the end of the summer all important ports on the coast were closed.
		Pensacola remained quiet until the afternoon of New Year's Day, when the Federals opened fire upon a small steamer that had run to the navy yard.
		The inhabitants of Pensacola fled to the interior of the State for safety.
	fcit.coedu.usf.edu /FLORIDA/docs/c/civatpen.htm (1134 words)

	Revolutionary War -- Pensacola, Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A lesser leader was present at Pensacola in the English general as he was still writing letters and complaining.
		He failed to grasp the importance of Pensacola as the key to Naval supremacy in the Gulf of Mexico.
		This should give one an idea why the Battle for Pensacola is considered to be one of the important Revolutionary War battles even though no Colonists were involved.
	www.littletownmart.com /fdh/pensacola-war.htm (1266 words)

	Naval History USS Pensacola CL-24
		Pensacola arrived at Noumea, New Caledonia, 26 Septem ber and departed with carrier Hornet 2 October to strike the enemy in the Santa Isabel Guadalcanal area.
		Pensacola received 55 officers and 133 men—survivors from Hornet whom she debarked at Noumea, 30 October 1942.
		Pensacola departed Majuro 25 April sailing via Pearl Harbor and Mare Island for duty in the Northern Pacific, arriving in Kulak Bay 27 May. On 13 June, she joined her cruiserdestroyer task force in raining destruction on the airfields of Matsuwa, Iiuriles.
	www.multied.com /Navy/cruiser/Pensacola.html (2645 words)

	Pensacola FL Homes for Sale and Real Estate by Kenneth Payne
		Pensacola found itself on the eastern side of the eyewall, which sent a large storm surge into Escambia Bay that eventually destroyed most of the I-10 Bay Bridge.
		Celebrations of note in Pensacola are the Greater Gulf Coast Arts Festival, the Seafood Festival, The King Mackerel and Cobia Tournament, Florida Springfest, Gracefest (a Christian music festival), University of West Florida Festival On The Green, The Mullet Toss at the Florabama, the Bushwhacker Festival and the Bill Fishing Tournament.
		Pensacola School Of Liberal Arts A school founded by William Holston to be an alternative to public high schools in the area.
	www.kennethpayne.com /custom1.shtml (3730 words)

	City Showcase
		Pensacola Beach is everything a vacation place should be: beautiful, fun, and not to far away.
		Pensacola Beach is a year-round vacation place and is recognized as--the worlds whitest beaches-- having sand that looks white as sugar.
		Pensacola was noted for its vast natural resources of rich forests and plentiful marine life.
	www.cityshowcase.com /pensacola (6560 words)

	Pensacola - City of Five Flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In May of 1862 Pensacola was again under the control of the United States, and has remained under the American flag since.
		Pensacola calls itself the City of Five Flags, based on the Spanish, French, British, Confederate, and United States periods.
		The battle flag of the Army of Tennessee, a rectangular version, minus the white border, of the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia.
	home.earthlink.net /~bldumka/Pensacla.html (681 words)

	USN Ships--USS Pensacola (CA-24)
		From August to December 1942, she operated in support of the Guadalcanal campaign, mainly serving with aircraft carriers, and was present during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in late October and the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in mid-November.
		At the end of November, Pensacola was badly damaged by a torpedo in the Battle of Tassafaronga, with the loss of over 120 of her crewmen.
		Pensacola was under repair until well into 1943, but returned to service in time to participate in the Tarawa invasion in November.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-p/ca24.htm (1054 words)

	News Herald Local News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		During the Battle of Marianna on Sept. 27, 1864, this cemetery became the center of fierce fighting.
		When Pensacola was bombarded by Federal troops in the autumn of 1861, crowds of townspeople stood on street corners in Marianna, listening to the distant booms from cannons and hoping no men from Jackson County were killed in the fighting.
		The town served as headquarters for the Confederate sub-district that stretched from the Apalachicola River to the Choctawhatchee.
	www.newsherald.com /local/wom1116.htm (531 words)

	Pensacola Live 365 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Pensacola Live 365 welcomes the Smoke Fairies to its playlist.
		These five Irish guys released their second EP in eight years with terrific reviews across Ireland, and now on Pensacola Live 365, listeners in more than 50 countries on six continents can enjoy them, too.
		While Pensacola Live 365 actively recruits bands who want to increase their exposure, it is the tremendous response from the bands that the station has had no control over.
	www.pensacolalive365.blogspot.com (2096 words)

	Lyndsey Battle - The Beachcomber Newspaper - Destin, Fort Walton Beach - Entertainment, Nightlife, Restaurant Guide, ...
		Battle’s first album, The Prototype, was recorded with Col. Bruce Hampton’s rhythm section.
		Battle is an interesting vocalist, effortlessly singing songs of love gone bad and other assorted pain.
		I only recognize one song—Bob Marley’s Is This Love—but Battle delivers every song like it comes from the deepest, darkest corners of her soul.
	www.thebeachcomber.org /lyndsey.htm (754 words)

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		Pensacola, capital of the British colony of West Florida and probably the most important British stronghold on the Gulf of Mexico, became Field Marshall Gálvez next target.
		Gálvez was wounded in the battle for Pensacola but he was promoted to Lieutenant General, and named Governor and Captain General of Louisiana and Florida.
		The Spanish attacks upon the British prevented them from being able to send a strong army to the Battle of Yorktown that turned out to be the final battle of the American Revolution.
	www.laprensa-sandiego.org /archieve/october06/war.htm (1215 words)

	Alibris: Pensacola
		Established at its present location in Pensacola, Florida, in 1892, McGuire's Irish Pub--a replica of a grand, turn-of-the-century saloon with a fantastic microbrewery and wine cellar--welcomes guests from around the world.
		Pensacola During the Civil War: A Thorn in the Side of the Confederacy
		This first-hand, photo-journalistic account of the long-running revival at Brownsville Assembly of God in Pensacola profiles its leaders, interviews its converts and critics, and provides one of the most comprehensive and well-balanced reports to date.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/subject/Pensacola (841 words)

	Facts - Office of Cultural & Historical Programs
		Present fort was captured from the Spanish in 1814 by forces commanded by Andrew Jackson.
		Included within it are the remains of the British fortifications of Fort George used in the 1781 Battle of Pensacola.
		On the eastern end of the key a series of artillery batteries was built to defend Pensacola.
	dhr.dos.state.fl.us /facts/reports/places/Counties/Escambia.cfm (978 words)

	War of 1812 : Part 2 quiz -- free game
		The Americans, powered up by their defeat of the British in Maryland, advanced into Canada along the Niagara Peninsula until they met the British.
		Both side fought a long and bloody battle that ended in stalemate.
		The battle of Lundy's Lane was considered the bloodiest batte of the war.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=160616 (355 words)

	Battle of Pensacola (1781) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Spanish grenadiers and Havana militia pour into Fort George.
		The Battle of Pensacola marked the culmination of Spain's reconquest of Florida from Britain during the American Revolutionary War.
		Commanded by Field Marshal Bernardo de Gálvez, Governor of Louisiana and architect of the successful Spanish campaign, a powerful flotilla of warships neutralized outer British defences and began an amphibious siege of the town on March 9.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Pensacola_(1781) (161 words)

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		However, a truce was worked out at Pensacola in which the North agreed not to reinforce the fort, and the South agreed not to attack it.
		The Confederates were quick to take evacuated the Pensacola Bay advantage of their new acquisition, using the lighthouse's property as they could before I towering height to spy on Union activities across the bay at Fort Pickens.
		Throughout the battle the tower and several gun emplacements near it were prime targets for Union artillery.
	www.reeleazy.com /assets/cruisehistory.doc (4584 words)

	Francis Isaac Kilburn
		This Isaac, promoted from Private to Corporal by July 1778, fought with the Regiment through 1778 and then sailed with them to Pensacola to defend the town against the Spanish.
		He was killed in battle 8 May 1781.
		We have no record of his marriage or the birth of his son, nor where they remained during the war.
	www.expage.com /kilburn1 (449 words)

	References for Battles and Skirmishes in 1781 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Babits, Lawrence E. A Devil of a Whipping: The Battle of Cowpens.
		Galvez's Combat Diary for the Battle of Pensacola, 1781." Edited by Maury Baker and Margaret Bissler Haas.
		The Battle of Pensacola March 9 to May 8, 1781: Spain's Final Triumph Over Great Britainin the Gulf of Mexico.
	www.revwar75.com /battles/ref1781.htm (1266 words)

	Operations: Florida Theater
		"Bernardo de Gálvez's Combat Diary for the Battle of Pensacola, 1781." Edited by Maury Baker and Margaret Bissler Haas.
		Gold, Robert L. "Governor Bernardo de Gálvez and Spanish Espionage in Pensacola, 1777." In John F. McDermott, editor, The Spanish in the Mississippi Valley 1762-1784 (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1974), pp.
		The Battle of Pensacola March 9 to May 8, 1781: Spain's Final Triumph Over Great Britain in the Gulf of Mexico.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/reference/revbib/flo.htm (909 words)

	CONCISE BIBLIOGRAPHY and RECOMMENDED WEB LINKS ON THE SPANISH PARTICIPATION IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
		Burgundian symbolism was introduced with Charles [Carlos] I of Spain [Charles V of the Hapsburgs and an elected 'Holy Roman Emperor'], whose father was Philip I, duke of Burgundy and grandfather was Maximilian of the Austrian Hapsburg House.
		The last battle waged by the Spanish in what today is the United States was in Arkansas, it was to put down a rebellion.
		The Battle of St. Louis was of relative importance to the Revolution.
	xenophongroup.com /patriot/arrt/bibliography03.htm (1333 words)

	www.myspace.com/lyndseybattle
		While residing in the Pensacola area, Lyndsey has accomplished many feats usually reserved for more seasoned veterans including landing opportunities opening for the national touring group "Col. Bruce and the Codetalkers," an esteemed spot in Pensacola's Springfest 2005 line-up, and being the first featured artist to perform live on 88.1FM's "Blue Plate Special" program.
		Accompanying Battle on her debut album, "The Prototype," are the national touring pros Tyler Greenwell (drums/hand percussion), Ted Pecchio (upright bass), and Sean Peterson (fretless bass).
		The album offers a refreshing break from the glossy, soulless music that has invaded our pop culture and drifts smoothly amidst styles of blues-funk, tasteful country, and a dark, soft, soulful sound all her own.
	www.myspace.com /lyndseybattle (1041 words)

	Fort Pickens, Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This is a view along the northwest face of the fort.
		The guns mounted here were heavily engaged in the October 1861 Battle of Pensacola Bay when Fort Pickens exchanged fire with Confederate forces on the mainland.
		When Battery Pensacola was constructed on the parade ground of the fort in 1898, the army lowered the top of this part of the fort to create a clear field of fire for the new installation
	www.civilwaralbum.com /misc/pickens4.htm (189 words)

	Cobblestone&Cricket: A Teacher's Guide to Spain and the Americ
		Write an imaginary diary entry of a Spanish soldier at the Battle of Pensacola.
		The area surrounding those rivers represents the approximate territory controlled by whoever controls the lower Mississippi.
		At the Battle of Pensacola, eighteen ships arrived from Havana to help Bernardo de Galvez.
	www.cobblestonepub.com /resources/cob0011t.html (499 words)

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