ridondo

Updated: June 4, 2025

Spain had ever considered the settlement of Georgia as an encroachment on her territory, and had cherished the intention to seize every proper occasion to dislodge the English by force. With this view, an armament consisting of two thousand men, commanded by Don Antonio di Ridondo, embarked at the Havanna, under convoy of a strong squadron, and arrived at St. Augustine in May.

John Marshall - The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 : Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War : which Established the Independence of his Country and First : President of the United States