Spanish Fort On The Louisiana Capitol Grounds
Uploaded: October 15, 2008
We refer to this as a Spanish Fort, but as stated below it was held by many. Colonial Period:The capitol grounds have been used as military facilities since the early 1700s. The area was first inhabited by the French, after being discovered by French explorer Pierre Lemoyne, Sieur d'Iberville around 1700. Baton Rouge was ceded to the British in 1763. The British first fortified the area in 1779, and called it Ft. Richmond. The Spanish captured the fort in September 1779 in what was to be the only battle of the American Revolution fought outside the confines of the 13 original colonies. The Spanish renamed it Ft. San Carlos. The fort was held by the Spanish until it was captured by a band of armed citizens in September of 1810. This rebellion spawned the West Florida Republic, an independent state. The West Floridians renamed the facility Fort Baton Rouge. Later that year, the republic petitioned the United States for acceptance into the union. As a result, U.S. troops moved into t
Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 5/1000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 20.00 mm, Model: NIKON D80
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