Battle of Baton Rouge (1779)
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The Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) was an American Revolutionary War–era engagement in which Spanish forces under Bernardo de Gálvez captured the British-held fort at Baton Rouge, securing control of the lower Mississippi River.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) canonical | 1 |
| Capture of Baton Rouge (1779) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11816069 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) Context triple: [Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783), hasBattle, Battle of Baton Rouge (1779)]
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Battle of Yellow Bayou
The Battle of Yellow Bayou was a late-May 1864 American Civil War engagement in Louisiana that marked the final significant clash of the Red River Campaign between Union and Confederate forces.
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Battle of Fort Bowyer (1814)
The Battle of Fort Bowyer (1814) was a key American defensive victory against British forces near Mobile, Alabama, that helped delay British advances on the Gulf Coast late in the War of 1812.
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Battle of Horseshoe Bend
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend was an 1814 engagement during the Creek War in which U.S. forces led by Andrew Jackson decisively defeated the Red Stick Creek faction, leading to vast land cessions in the Southeast.
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Battle of Milliken’s Bend
The Battle of Milliken’s Bend was a June 1863 American Civil War engagement along the Mississippi River in which recently enlisted African American Union troops played a crucial and hard-fought role in repelling a Confederate attack near Vicksburg.
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E.
Siege of Pensacola (1781)
The Siege of Pensacola (1781) was a pivotal American Revolutionary War engagement in which Spanish forces captured the British-held capital of West Florida, weakening British control along the Gulf Coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) Target entity description: The Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) was an American Revolutionary War–era engagement in which Spanish forces under Bernardo de Gálvez captured the British-held fort at Baton Rouge, securing control of the lower Mississippi River.
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A.
Battle of Yellow Bayou
The Battle of Yellow Bayou was a late-May 1864 American Civil War engagement in Louisiana that marked the final significant clash of the Red River Campaign between Union and Confederate forces.
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B.
Battle of Fort Bowyer (1814)
The Battle of Fort Bowyer (1814) was a key American defensive victory against British forces near Mobile, Alabama, that helped delay British advances on the Gulf Coast late in the War of 1812.
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C.
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend was an 1814 engagement during the Creek War in which U.S. forces led by Andrew Jackson decisively defeated the Red Stick Creek faction, leading to vast land cessions in the Southeast.
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D.
Battle of Milliken’s Bend
The Battle of Milliken’s Bend was a June 1863 American Civil War engagement along the Mississippi River in which recently enlisted African American Union troops played a crucial and hard-fought role in repelling a Confederate attack near Vicksburg.
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E.
Siege of Pensacola (1781)
The Siege of Pensacola (1781) was a pivotal American Revolutionary War engagement in which Spanish forces captured the British-held capital of West Florida, weakening British control along the Gulf Coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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event of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Siege of Baton Rouge (1779) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artilleryUsed | Spanish siege artillery ⓘ |
| attackingForce | Spanish regulars, militia, and allied forces ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| campaign | Bernardo de Gálvez’s Mississippi River campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantCommanderFor |
Alexander Dickson
NERFINISHED
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Bernardo de Gálvez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Dickson
NERFINISHED
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Bernardo de Gálvez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | historical markers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | British West Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1779-09-21 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Mobile (1780) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortificationInvolved | Fort New Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | British regulars and Loyalist militia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| involvedNation |
Kingdom of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
NERFINISHED
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Lower Mississippi River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of the British fort at Baton Rouge
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control of the lower Mississippi River ⓘ |
| outcome |
British forces evacuated Fort Panmure at Natchez under capitulation terms
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British garrison at Baton Rouge surrendered ⓘ Spanish secured control of the lower Mississippi River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gulf Coast campaign
NERFINISHED
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Spanish operations in the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Fort Bute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Gulf Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Spanish victory ⓘ |
| side |
British forces
NERFINISHED
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Spanish forces ⓘ |
| significance |
secured Spanish control of the Mississippi River corridor
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supported the American cause against Britain ⓘ weakened British control of the Gulf Coast ⓘ |
| territorialChange |
Spain gained control of Baton Rouge
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Spain gained control of British West Florida posts on the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| theater | Western theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | siege warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1779 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) Description of subject: The Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) was an American Revolutionary War–era engagement in which Spanish forces under Bernardo de Gálvez captured the British-held fort at Baton Rouge, securing control of the lower Mississippi River.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Capture of Baton Rouge (1779)