Battle of Baton Rouge

The Battle of Baton Rouge was a ground and naval battle in the American Civil War fought in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, on August 5, 1862. The Union victory halted Confederate attempts to recapture the capital city of Louisiana.

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1862  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Baton Rouge
battle, Confederate States of America, 

USS Kidd, 

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Location: 30.451, -91.1676, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1862 Battle of Baton Rouge

1779-09-07T00:00:00Z

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1779 Capture of Fort Bute

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1779 Battle of Baton Rouge

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1863 Battle of Plains Store

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1863 Siege of Port Hudson

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Frameless

Currier & Ives - The Battle of Baton Rouge, La. Aug. 4th 1862

UnionCampBanksBatonRouge1862

DamageatBatonRouge1862

Banks’s Expedition; burning of the state capitol of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Tuesday night, December 30th, 1862

Battle of Baton Rouge

The Battle of Baton Rouge, La. Aug. 4th 1862 LCCN90709033

Plan de Baton Rouge en 1862

Battle Baton Rouge

Burning of the state house Baton Rouge

24th Connecticut at Baton Rouge

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
event	armed conflict	1863	Siege of Port Hudson	battle, siege	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		Currier & Ives - The Battle of Baton Rouge, La. Aug. 4th 1862		Commons
commons	image		UnionCampBanksBatonRouge1862		Commons
commons	image		DamageatBatonRouge1862		Commons
commons	image		Banks’s Expedition; burning of the state capitol of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Tuesday night, December 30th, 1862		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Baton Rouge		Commons
commons	image		The Battle of Baton Rouge, La. Aug. 4th 1862 LCCN90709033		Commons
commons	image		Plan de Baton Rouge en 1862		Commons
commons	image		Battle Baton Rouge		Commons
commons	image		Burning of the state house Baton Rouge		Commons
commons	image		24th Connecticut at Baton Rouge		Commons