Fort Caroline

Fort Caroline was an attempted French colonial settlement in Florida, located on the banks of the St. Johns River in present-day Duval County. It was established under the leadership of René Goulaine de Laudonnière on 22 June 1564, following King Charles IX's enlisting of Jean Ribault and his Huguenot settlers to stake a claim in French Florida ahead of Spain. The French colony came into conflict with the Spanish, who established St. Augustine on 8 September 1565, and Fort Caroline was sacked by Spanish troops under Pedro Menéndez de Avilés on 20 September. The Spanish continued to occupy the site as San Mateo until 1569.

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FOCA; Fort San Mateo
historic district, National Memorial of the United States, National Park Service, fort, 

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Location: 30.3869, -81.5006, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Battle of the Brick Church ⓘ
  1862 battle of the American Civil War

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  Battle of Saint John's Bluff ⓘ
  1862 battle of the American Civil War

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  Battle of Cedar Creek ⓘ
  battle of the American Civil War in northern Florida, 1 March 1864

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  Batería San Nicolás (Jacksonville) ⓘ
  

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  Fort Caroline ⓘ
  fort in Florida managed by the National Park Service

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  USS Orleck ⓘ
  1945 Gearing-class destroyer

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1953 Fort Caroline

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1862 Battle of the Brick Church

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1862 Battle of Saint John's Bluff

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1864 Battle of Cedar Creek

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1783 — 1818 Batería San Nicolás (Jacksonville)

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Fort Caroline palisades FOCA1562

Fort Caroline National Memorial FOCA1567

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Living history events at Fort Caroline sometimes feature music. (24d5ffb4-dab9-42f8-add6-134f811f268e)

View from the Column (89bc9bf7-dee9-4146-9702-a2750b787a16)

Fort Caroline National Memorial FOCA1568

Massacre of the Hugenots by Melendez by Fort Caroline, 20 September 1565

Fort Caroline National Memorial FOCA1572

Fort Caroline National Memorial FOCA1562

Fort Caroline, Florida

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of the Brick Church	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Saint John's Bluff	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Cedar Creek	battle	Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places listed place page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places page@		Wikidata
link	page		FortWiki page@		Wikidata
link	page		Starforts page@		Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1783	Batería San Nicolás (Jacksonville)	coastal battery, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1953	Fort Caroline	National Memorial of the United States, National Park Service, fort, historic district	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Orleck	Turkish Naval Forces, museum ship, destroyer, United States Navy	Wikidata
commons	image		Fort Caroline palisades FOCA1562		Commons
commons	image		Fort Caroline National Memorial FOCA1567		Commons
commons	image		Lemoy011		Commons
commons	image		Living history events at Fort Caroline sometimes feature music. (24d5ffb4-dab9-42f8-add6-134f811f268e)		Commons
commons	image		View from the Column (89bc9bf7-dee9-4146-9702-a2750b787a16)		Commons
commons	image		Fort Caroline National Memorial FOCA1568		Commons
commons	image		Massacre of the Hugenots by Melendez by Fort Caroline, 20 September 1565		Commons
commons	image		Fort Caroline National Memorial FOCA1572		Commons
commons	image		Fort Caroline National Memorial FOCA1562		Commons
commons	image		Fort Caroline, Florida		Commons