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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 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.
For all its disciplinary woes, the sickly 6th Michigan fought tenaciously at the Battle of Baton Rouge on August 5, 1862. John C. Breckinridge assaulted Williams's brigade—which Williams declined to fortify, and scattered around the edges of town—with two divisions. Many sick Michiganders snuck out of their hospital beds to join the fight.
On 5 August 1862, the regiment participated in the Battle of Baton Rouge in which it sustained 42 casualties. [2] During the fighting, the 4th Louisiana seized two Union cannons, but they were soon recaptured by the 6th Michigan Infantry Regiment which also took the regiment's flag.
In August 1862, Confederate forces under the command of General John C. Breckinridge attacked the Union defenses of Baton Rouge in an effort to retake the state's capital. In the resulting engagement, the Battle of Baton Rouge , Williams was killed by a gunshot wound to his chest on August 5, 1862, while leading what proved to be the successful ...
During the Battle of Baton Rouge, 5 August 1862, Cobb's Battery was a participant only at the beginning of the battle. The battery was ordered to the rear while the battle was still being fought, [7] and was able to escape the Battle of Baton Rouge without a single casualty due to enemy fire. [8]
Battle of Baton Rouge (1779), Spanish victory in the American Revolutionary War Battle of Baton Rouge (1862) , Union victory in the American Civil War Topics referred to by the same term
Expedition to New Orleans and Jackson Railroad May 9–10. Moved to Baton Rouge May 30, and duty there until August 20. Battle of Baton Rouge August 5. Evacuation of Baton Rouge August 20. Camp at Carrollton until October. Action at Bayou Des Allemands September 4–5. Expedition from Carrollton to St. Charles Court House September 7–8 ...