Capture of Fort Bute 1779
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate. Wikidata lists more than one location for this battle; the first is shown.
Key facts
| Date | 7 September 1779 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1779 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | United States | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | North America | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | American Revolutionary War, Gulf Coast campaign | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Kingdom of Great Britain, Louisiana, Spanish Empire, West Florida | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 30.3236, -91.1369 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The capture of Fort Bute, also known as the Battle of Manchac Post, signalled the opening of Spanish intervention in the American Revolutionary War on the side of France and the United States. Mustering an ad hoc army of Spanish regulars, Acadian militia, and native levies under Gilbert Antoine de St. Maxent, Bernardo de Gálvez, the Governor of Spanish Louisiana stormed and captured the small British frontier post on Bayou Manchac on September 7, 1779.
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