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Gálvez is promoted to brigadier general for …
Years: 1779 - 1779
October
Gálvez is promoted to brigadier general for his successful campaign, and his exploits are immortalized in the poetry of Julien Poydras.
He immediately begins planning an expedition against Mobile and Pensacola, the remaining British strongholds in West Florida, which will culminate in the capture of Pensacola, the West Florida capital, in 1781.
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- New Spain, Viceroyalty of
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- West Florida
- East Florida
- Louisiana (Spanish colony)
Topics
- Colonization of the Americas, Spanish
- Colonization of the Americas, British
- American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence
- Anglo-French War (1778–1783)
- Anglo-Spanish War
- Baton Rouge, Battle of
- Gulf Coast campaign
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Years: 1779 - 1779
October
Locations
People
Groups
- New Spain, Viceroyalty of
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- West Florida
- East Florida
- Louisiana (Spanish colony)
Topics
- Colonization of the Americas, Spanish
- Colonization of the Americas, British
- American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence
- Anglo-French War (1778–1783)
- Anglo-Spanish War
- Baton Rouge, Battle of
- Gulf Coast campaign
Subjects
Regions
Subregions