Episode 2 of 4
British defensive preparations at Baton Rouge
- When
- July 1779
- Where
- Fort New Richmond, Baton Rouge
- Part of
- Battle of Baton Rouge
Dickson judged Fort Bute indefensible, concentrated his troops at Baton Rouge, and directed construction of Fort New Richmond from July 1779.
Weeks before the Spanish advance, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Dickson decided that Fort Bute, built in 1766 and in ruins, was not defensible, and placed most of his troops at Baton Rouge. Beginning in July 1779, he directed the construction of Fort New Richmond at the town.
Sources
- Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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