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Today in History: Colonists Launch Raids Against Apalachee in Florida

1/25/2026

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On January 25, 1704, English colonists from the Province of Carolina, aided by Muscogee allies, launched raids against the peaceful Apalachee people in northern Spanish Florida during Queen Anne's War. The attacks resulted in the destruction of Catholic missions, with many Apalachee killed, captured, or fleeing to Spanish and French outposts.

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On January 25, 1704, English colonists from the Province of Carolina, aided by Muscogee allies, launched raids against the peaceful Apalachee people in northern Spanish Florida during Queen Anne's War. The attacks resulted in the destruction of Catholic missions, with many Apalachee killed, captured, or fleeing to Spanish and French outposts.