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.

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instanceOf battle
event of the American Revolutionary War
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Siege of Baton Rouge (1779)
artilleryUsed Spanish siege artillery
attackingForce Spanish regulars, militia, and allied forces
belligerent Great Britain
Spain
campaign Bernardo de Gálvez’s Mississippi River campaign
combatantCommanderFor Alexander Dickson
Bernardo de Gálvez
commander Alexander Dickson
Bernardo de Gálvez
commemoratedIn historical markers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
conflict American Revolutionary War
countryAtTime British West Florida
date 1779-09-21
followedBy Siege of Mobile (1780)
fortificationInvolved Fort New Richmond
garrison British regulars and Loyalist militia
historicalPeriod late 18th century
involvedNation Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Spain
location Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Lower Mississippi River region
objective capture of the British fort at Baton Rouge
control of the lower Mississippi River
outcome British forces evacuated Fort Panmure at Natchez under capitulation terms
British garrison at Baton Rouge surrendered
Spanish secured control of the lower Mississippi River
partOf Gulf Coast campaign
Spanish operations in the American Revolutionary War
precededBy Battle of Fort Bute
region Gulf Coast
result Spanish victory
side British forces
Spanish forces
significance secured Spanish control of the Mississippi River corridor
supported the American cause against Britain
weakened British control of the Gulf Coast
territorialChange Spain gained control of Baton Rouge
Spain gained control of British West Florida posts on the Mississippi River
theater Western theater of the American Revolutionary War
typeOfWarfare siege warfare
year 1779

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Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) hasBattle Battle of Baton Rouge (1779)
Siege of Pensacola (1781) precededBy Capture of Baton Rouge (1779)
linked to: Battle of Baton Rouge (1779)
Western theater of the American Revolutionary War hasBattle Spanish capture of Baton Rouge (1779)
linked to: Battle of Baton Rouge (1779)
Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) alsoKnownAs Siege of Baton Rouge (1779)
linked to: Battle of Baton Rouge (1779)
Battle of Mobile (1780) precededBy Battle of Baton Rouge (1779)