Siege and capture of Baton Rouge
- When
- September 12–21, 1779
- Where
- Fort New Richmond, Baton Rouge
- Part of
- Battle of Baton Rouge
Gálvez arrived before Baton Rouge on September 12, 1779, cut British communications upriver, and besieged the fortified town garrisoned by over 400 regulars and 150 militia.
Gálvez first sent a detachment further up the river to break communications between Baton Rouge and British sites further upriver. When he arrived at Baton Rouge on September 12, he found a well-fortified town garrisoned by over 400 regular army troops and 150 militia under Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Dickson. The brief siege was decided on September 21, 1779, and Fort New Richmond became the second British outpost to fall to Spanish arms during Gálvez's march into West Florida.
Sources
- Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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