Siege of Fort St. Philip
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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. This was remedied by supply boats, whereby the fort counter-attacked the bomb vessels with its mortar on January 17, and the British duly withdrew. This riverine engagement took place during the concluding hostilities of the War of 1812.
1815
Wikidata
CSS Louisiana,
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Location: 29.3639, -89.4628, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
4 places
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1815 Siege of Fort St. Philip
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1815 | Siege of Fort St. Philip | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1862 | Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip | battle | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | CSS Louisiana | casemate ironclad | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | CSS Manassas | ironclad warship | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Jackson | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort St. Philip | fort | Wikidata | |