The Deadliest Cannon Shot in American History

In 1816, a single cannon shot destroyed a remote Florida fortress that hundreds of freedom seekers called home. But that day didn't end their story — it started a decades-long struggle that mainstream history almost forgot. Chapters: 00:00 The Blast at Prospect Bluff 01:30 Spanish Florida's Refuge 03:00 The British Promise 05:30 Inside the Fort 06:29 Digging in the Dirt 09:30 The Siege Begins 11:00 The Fatal Shot 13:47 The Survivors of Angola 17:34 Why We Forgot Subscribe to Strange Earth for more strange places on our planet. #history #archaeology #mysteries Photo credits (CC BY): Worcestershire Archaeology, Christian Ferrer, Flocci Nivis, Schwerdf, Bjankuloski06 (CC BY 4.0); Derby Museums Trust / Paul Knighton (CC BY 2.0); Andrew Martin (CC BY 3.0); Ebyabe (CC BY 2.5) — via Wikimedia Commons.