25th Annual

Drake’s Raid
Saturday, June 4th, 2011
Being the reenactment of Sir Francis Drake’s 1586 raid on St. Augustine.

Just 425 years ago on June 6th, 1586 twenty-three ships

approached the harbor of the Spanish colonial city of St.
Augustine with 2000 Englishmen under the command of
Sir Francis Drake. A day after making sight of the
harbor, 1000 of these men, led by Captain Christopher
Carlile, would land on Anastasia Island to mount cannons
opposite the Spanish wooden fort – located on what is
now the Fountain of Youth Park – and begin to duel with
the Spanish forces there. 300 Spanish would abandon the
fort during the night and with daylight approaching on
the morning on the 8th the English crossed Matanzas Bay,
taking the fortification and proceeding to drive the
Spanish rear guard from the city of St. Augustine.

Join us on June 4th, 2011 in the 25th reenactment of Sir

Francis Drake’s Raid on old San Agustin. During the day
(June 4th) a 16th century-style military encampment will be open to the public at the Fountain of Youth
Park and will play host to drills, demonstrations and living history interpretation from 10:00 AM to 5:00
PM. The reenactment of the sacking and burning of the town will commence Saturday evening at 7:00
PM in the old city, beginning at the Old City Gates and ending in the Plaza. This military display is
intended to symbolically commemorate the temporary abandonment of the city of St. Augustine by
Spanish colonial forces. After the town was looted and burned by Drake’s men, the Spanish returned to
rebuild upon the same streets you’re walking on today!

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT DRAKE’S MEN:

Captain, William Kunze: wskunze@yahoo.com

Leftenant, Jeff Johnson: jeffjohnsonfl@yahoo.com
Ensign, Willie Wobble: satchmo@prodigy.net

HOSTED BY COMPANIES OF THE HISTORIC FLORIDA MILITIA:

The Men of Menendez & Drake’s Men

Supported in part by the St. John’s County Tourist Development Council