This was a great TIL, OP, thanks!

A lot of us learn about the American Revolution from an exclusively “13 colonies” point-of-view, when the truth is a whole lot bigger than that.

For me, it was learning about Florida history that first expanded my view on the American Revolution.

See, I thought I knew my Revolutionary War history pretty well. But I knew nothing about the BRITISH colonies of East and West Florida.

I knew nothing about these two loyalist colonies that decided not to join their fellow Americans in revolution against the King.

I knew nothing about the battles fought between Spain and Britain in Florida during the American Revolution.

I knew nothing about Spain capturing West Florida in battle during the American Revolution.

I knew nothing about Britain ceding East Florida to Spain during the peace talks ending the American Revolution. (Since Spain was one of the “winners” of the war, after all.)

And lastly, until today, I knew nothing about this British attempt to cut off Spanish forces in North America from those in South America during the American Revolution. It makes sense — by taking a small area around one lake in Nicaragua, the British hoped to disrupt Spanish operations across two continents. The American Revolution was a global conflict, after all.

Thanks again!