The Raid on St<span>. </span>Augustine<span> was a military event during the Anglo-Spanish War in which the ... Expedition and was the last engagement on the Spanish main before Drake headed north for the Roanoke </span>Colony<span>. The expedition also forced the Spanish to abandon any settlements and forts in present-day </span>South Carolina<span>.</span>
The Raid on St. Augustine<span> was a military event during the </span>Anglo-Spanish War<span> in which the Spanish settlement of St. Augustine was captured in a small fight and burnt by an English expedition fleet led by </span>Francis Drake.[1]<span> This was part of Francis Drake's </span>Great Expedition<span> and was the last engagement on the Spanish main before Drake headed north for the </span>Roanoke Colony<span>. The expedition also forced the Spanish to abandon any settlements and forts in present-day </span>South Carolina<span>.</span>
