Episode 3 of 3

Spanish Raid

When: August 1686
Where: South Carolina
Part of: Spanish invasion of South Carolina halted by a hurricane

Spanish soldiers from St. Augustine raided South Carolina in late August 1686.

A detachment of Spanish soldiers departed from St. Augustine, Florida, and conducted raids in what is now South Carolina. This military action occurred in late August 1686 and represented a direct threat to the colonial settlement.

Sources

Paul Grimball Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-22

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