Battle of Baton Rouge

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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1779  Wikimedia, Wikidata
West Florida, Louisiana, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain, Spanish Empire, 

USS Kidd, 

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Location: 30.45, -91.1333, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1779 Battle of Baton Rouge

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1779 Capture of Fort Bute

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1862 Battle of Baton Rouge

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1863 Battle of Plains Store

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Frameless

Plan Of Fort Baton Rouge. Collot, George Henri Victor ; Tardieu, P.F. 1796

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1779	Capture of Fort Bute	Spanish Empire, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle, Louisiana, West Florida	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1779	Battle of Baton Rouge	West Florida, Spanish Empire, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle, Louisiana	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Baton Rouge	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Plains Store	battle	Wikidata
site	fort	1779	Fort New Richmond	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1943	USS Kidd	preserved watercraft, museum ship, destroyer, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1862	CSS Arkansas	Arkansas-class ironclad, shipwreck, ironclad warship	Wikidata
commons	image		Plan Of Fort Baton Rouge. Collot, George Henri Victor ; Tardieu, P.F. 1796		Commons
commons	image		BattleofBatonRouge1779		Commons