Battle of the Head of Passes
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The Battle of the Head of Passes was a bloodless naval battle of the American Civil War. It was a naval raid made by the Confederate river defense fleet, also known as the “mosquito fleet” in the local media, on ships of the Union blockade squadron anchored at the Head of Passes. The mosquito fleet deployed three fire rafts, which were ignited and followed the ironclad ram CSS Manassas into the action. The attack occurred after moonset in the early hours of October 12, 1861, and routed the Union fleet, which fled in disorder down the Southwest pass of the delta. After sunrise Commodore George N. Hollins, running low on ammunition and fuel, ordered the mosquito fleet to withdraw upriver.
1861
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Battle of Head of Passes
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Location: 29.157, -89.254, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
3 places
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1861 | Battle of the Head of Passes | naval battle, United States, Confederate States of America | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1862 | Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip | battle | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | CSS Manassas | ironclad warship | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Jackson | fort | Wikidata | |