What was the outcome of Oglethorpe's final British command?
A great victory
A stalemate
Never had a final command
Defeat
Answer
The answer is defeat. In his final British command, James Edward Oglethorpe led a force of 200 men to recapture Fort Saint Simons during the War of Jenkins' Ear, but was defeated by a smaller force of Spanish troops under the command of Governor Manuel de Montiano.
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