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The Battle of Bloody Marsh was a battle in the War of Jenkins' Ear in 1742.
On St. Simons Island near Fort Frederica, the military headquarters of the Province of Georgia during the early colonial period, on July 7, 1742, British troops under the command of General James Oglethorpe ambushed Spanish troops as they were marching single file through a passage in the marsh. The battle occurred at 3 p.m. and lasted about an hour. The Spanish troops were routed from the island, which marked the end of the Spanish efforts to invade Georgia during the War of Jenkins' Ear. Some reports say that about fifty Spanish troops were killed whereas other reports say that only seven were killed. At any rate, the area was named "Bloody Marsh", reportedly due to the area being made red with blood.
The Battle of Gully Hole Creek had taken place on the same island earlier that day, which was also won by Oglethorpe's troops.
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