1780Spanish Capture of Fort Charlotte

Bombardment of Fort Charlotte, after a two-week siege, Spani...
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🛡️ Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

Fort Ticonderoga captured by Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold and the Green Mountain Boys, American victory
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga (1775)
Fort TiconderogaEthan AllenBenedict ArnoldGreen Mountain BoysMilitary VictoryStrategic Importance
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🚩 Battle of Baton Rouge

Battle of Baton Rouge
Battle of Baton Rouge (1779)
LouisianaSpanish ConquestBernardo de GálvezSouthern TheaterWest FloridaTerritorial ControlMilitary Strategy
SpainSpainUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🚩 Spanish Capture of Fort Charlotte

Bombardment of Fort Charlotte, after a two-week Siege, Spanish general, colonial governor of Louisiana, and Viceroy of New Spain Bernardo de Gálvez captures Fort Charlotte, taking the port of Mobile from the British. Fort Charlotte was the last remaining British frontier post capable of threatening New Orleans in Spanish Louisiana. Its fall drove the British from the western reaches of West Florida and reduced the British military presence in West Florida to its capital, Pensacola.
Spanish Capture of Fort Charlotte (1780)
SpanishFort CharlotteMobileLouisianaBernardo de GálvezSiegeWest FloridaBritish
United StatesUnited States

🚩 Fort Moultrie Falls to the British

Fort Moultrie falls to the British
Fort MoultrieBritish VictoryCharlestonSouth CarolinaSiegeBritish ArmyWarfare
United StatesUnited States

🏰 Fall of Fort Moultrie

Fort Moultrie falls to the British
MilitaryFort MoultrieCharlestonSouth CarolinaBritish ArmyAmerican RevolutionSiegeSouthern Campaign
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🏘️ Siege of Fort Motte

Siege of Fort Motte (1781)
SiegeSouthern CampaignAmerican VictoryFortSouth CarolinaMarionBritish Army
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