Battle of Mobile (1780)

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The Battle of Mobile (1780) was a Revolutionary War–era engagement in which Spanish forces captured the British-held town of Mobile in West Florida, contributing to Spain’s broader campaign against Britain along the Gulf Coast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
event of the American Revolutionary War
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Siege of Fort Charlotte
attacker Spanish forces
attackingForce Spanish regulars and colonial militia
belligerent British West Florida
Great Britain
Spain
campaign Spanish West Florida campaign
colonialPowerInvolved British Empire
Spanish Empire
commander Bernardo de Gálvez
Elias Durnford
conflictIn American Revolutionary War
conflictType siege
countryAtTime Spanish Louisiana
date 1780
defender British garrison at Mobile
endDate 1780-03-14
followedBy Siege of Pensacola (1781)
fortInvolved Fort Charlotte
garrison British regulars and Loyalist troops
location Gulf Coast
Mobile
West Florida
objective capture of the town of Mobile
reduction of British stronghold at Fort Charlotte
outcome surrender of British garrison at Mobile
partOf Gulf Coast campaign
Spanish campaign against Britain in West Florida
precededBy Battle of Baton Rouge (1779)
region North America
relatedTo Spanish involvement in the American Revolutionary War
history of Mobile, Alabama
result British loss of Mobile
Spanish victory
capture of Mobile by Spain
significance contributed to Spanish control along the Gulf Coast
helped isolate British stronghold at Pensacola
weakened British control of West Florida
startDate 1780-03-01
strategicGoal expel Britain from West Florida
secure Spanish control of the lower Mississippi and Gulf Coast
theater Gulf Coast theater of the American Revolutionary War
year 1780

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