North American Theatre (Anglo-Spanish War of 1779-1783)
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North American theatre of the Anglo-Spanish War (1779-1783).
Chronology
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September 1779: Battle of Baton Rouge. Spanish forces under Don Bernardo de Gálvez capture the remote British post at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
January 1781: A Spanish expedition into present-day Illinois led to the occupation of Fort St. Joseph.
April 1780: Spanish conquest of Mobile, the Capital of British West Florida.
May 1780: Battle of Saint Louis. The 310-man Spanish garrison at St.Louis repulse an attack by 300 British soldiers and 900 Indians under Captain Emanuel Hesse.
May 1781: The Spanish siege of Pensacola (1781) results in the occupation of the city.
October 1779: In September 1779 the Spanish captured Fort Bute.
April 1780: In 1780, during the American Revolutionary War, the British surrendered Fort Rosalie at Natchez to Spanish forces.
Selected Sources
Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.104
Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.112
Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.115
Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.130
Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.142
