What the records say
- When
- 20 Sep 1779 – 21 Sep 1779
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 30.45° N, 91.13° W
- Description
- 1779 Spanish victory in the American Revolutionary War
Battle of Baton Rouge (1779)
1779 Spanish victory in the American Revolutionary War
The Battle of Baton Rouge was a brief siege during the Anglo-Spanish War that was decided on September 21, 1779. Fort New Richmond was the second British outpost to fall to Spanish arms during Bernardo de Gálvez's march into West Florida.
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