Siege

Siege of Fort St. Philip

9 Jan 1815 – 18 Jan 1815 · 29.36° N, 89.46° W

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When
9 Jan 1815 – 18 Jan 1815
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
29.36° N, 89.46° W
Description
battle in the War of 1812

Bombardment of Fort St. Philip (1815)

Siege during the War of 1812

The bombardment of Fort St. Philip was a ten day long distance bombardment of exploding bomb shells - by two Royal Navy bomb vessels, mounting a total of four mortars - against the American garrison of Fort St. Philip. The fort was unable to retaliate at the start, as the bomb vessels were out of the range of its solid shot cannon, and its mortar did not have ammunition.

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