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The Battle of Baton Rouge was a ground and naval battle in the American Civil War fought in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, on August 5, 1862. The Union victory halted Confederate attempts to recapture the capital city of Louisiana.
The Battle of Baton Rouge was a Civil War battle fought on August 5, 1862 for control of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Confederate forces under General John C. Breckinridge attacked Baton Rouge, expecting help from the CSS Arkansas.
The Battle of Baton Rouge was a brief siege during the Anglo-Spanish War that was decided on September 21, 1779. Baton Rouge was the second British outpost to fall to Spanish arms during Bernardo de Gálvez's march into British West Florida.
The Battle of Baton Rouge was a brief siege during the Anglo-Spanish War that was decided on September 21, 1779. Fort New Richmond (present-day Baton Rouge, Louisiana) was the second British outpost to fall to Spanish arms during Bernardo de Gálvez's march into West Florida.
On August 5th, 1862, Confederate General John C. Breckinridge launched an attack on the Union-occupied capital of Louisiana, Baton Rouge. In this print, Confederate regiments fight on towards the Union lines, braving fire from federal batteries.
The men set fire to the ironclad, set it adrift in the river and scrambled ashore. When the fires reached the powder magazine, the Arkansas exploded and sank near the modern-day US 190 highway...
The Battle of Baton Rouge in 1862 holds a pivotal place in Civil War history, due to its strategic significance. This engagement played a crucial role in the Union’s efforts to control the Mississippi River, limiting Confederate access and disrupting vital supply lines.
Battle of Baton Rouge (1862) by Jim Bradshaw. The Historic New Orleans Collection. Color reproduction of a hand-colored lithograph depicting the Battle of Baton Rouge. When federal troops marched into New Orleans on May 1, 1862, they took control of the most important city in Louisiana and also one of the most important naval bases in the South ...
Major General Earl Van Dorn, commanding Confederate forces in the vicinity of Vicksburg, Mississippi, had tasked Major General John C. Breckinridge to lead a 4,000-man force to retake the Louisiana capital of Baton Rouge.
The Battle of Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge. By EDWIN C. BEARSS. Regional Research Historian, National Park Service, Vicksburg, Mississippi. ULY, 1862 found the powerful combined Union fleets of. Flag Officers David G. Farragut and Charles H. Davis. hammering away at "Fortress" Vicksburg.