Louisiana timeline
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Battle of St. Louis
The British arrived on May 26 and savagely handled a group of farmers and slaves on the outskirts of town before rushing into the deadly volleys... Read more
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Napoleon Bonaparte Informs François De Barbé-Marbois That He Will Consider Surrendering The Louisiana Territory To The United States
The failure of his plans for the re-enslaving of the freed population of Haiti led Bonaparte to abandon his plans to rebuild France's New World... Read more
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Marquess De Barbé-Marbois Offers Livingston All Of Louisiana
The failure of his plans for the re-enslaving of the freed population of Haiti led Bonaparte to abandon his plans to rebuild France's New World... Read more
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Louisiana Is Transferred From Spanish Control To French Control
The city of New Orleans controlled the Mississippi River through its location; other locations for ports had been tried and had not succeeded. New... Read more
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Louisiana is the 18th State Admitted to the Union
The Territory of Orleans was established by the Act of March 26, 1804 and was effective October 1, 1804. It remained a Territory until... Read more
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Last Island Hurricane
The Last Island hurricane of 1856 was an intense Atlantic hurricane that destroyed Last Island in southern Louisiana. The first tropical cyclone,... Read more
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Capture of New Orleans
At noon on April 25, Farragut anchored in front of New Orleans; Forts Jackson and St. Philip, isolated and continuously bombarded by the mortar... Read more
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Battle of Baton Rouge - Confederates Attempt to Recapture Capital City
Description: In an attempt to regain control of the state, Confederates wished to recapture the capital at Baton Rouge. Maj. Gen. John C.... Read more
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First Battle of Donaldsonville
Other Names: None Location: Ascension Parish Campaign: Operations against Baton Rouge (1862) Date(s): August 9, 1862 Principal... Read more
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Battle of Georgia Landing
Other Names: Labadieville, Texana Location: Lafourche Parish Campaign: Operations in LaFourche District (1862) Date(s): October 27,... Read more
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Battle of Kock's Plantation
Other Names: Cox’s Plantation Location: Ascension Parish Campaign: Taylor's Operations in West Louisiana (1863) Date(s): November 28,... Read more
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Battle of Fort Bisland
Other Names: Battery Gregg, Fort Wagner, Morris Island, Fort Sumter Location: Charleston County Campaign: Operations against Defenses of... Read more
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Battle of Irish Bend
Other Names: Second Assault, Morris Island Location: City of Charleston Campaign: Operations against Defenses of Charleston... Read more
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Battle of Vermillion Bayou
Other Names: None Location: Lafayette Parish Campaign: Operations in West Louisiana (1863) Date(s): April 17, 1863 Principal... Read more
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Battle of Plains Store - Union Victory near Baton Rouge
Description: Early in the morning of May 21, 1863, Maj. Gen. Christopher C. Augur’s Union division advanced from Baton Rouge toward the... Read more
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Last Confederate Stronghold on Mississippi Surrenders at the Siege of Port Hudson
The Siege of Port Hudson occurred from May 21 to July 9, 1863, when Union Army troops assaulted and then surrounded the Mississippi River town of... Read more
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Battle of Milliken's Bend - Siege of Vicksburg Remains Unbroken
Description: On June 6, Col. Hermann Lieb with the African Brigade and two companies of the 10th Illinois Cavalry made a reconnaissance toward... Read more
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Battle of LaFourche Crossing
Other Names: Lafourche Crossing Location: Lafourche Parish Campaign: Taylor’s Operations in West Louisiana (1863) Date(s): June 20-21,... Read more
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Second Battle of Donaldsonville
Other Names: None Location: Ascension Parish Campaign: Taylor’s Operations in West Louisiana (1863) Date(s): June 28, 1863 Principal... Read more
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Battle of Goodrich's Landing - Confederates Drive Union Black Regiments off Plantations
Description: After Union forces began occupying the Louisiana river parishes, thousands of escaped slaves flocked to them. The Federals, therefore,... Read more
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Battle of Stirling's Plantation
Other Names: Fordoche Bridge Location: Pointe Coupeé Parish Campaign: Taylor’s Operations in West Louisiana (1863) Date(s): September 29,... Read more
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Battle of Fort De Russy
Other Names: None Location: Avoyelles Parish Campaign: Red River Campaign (1864) Date(s): March 14, 1864 Principal Commanders: Brig.... Read more
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Battle of Mansfield - Confederates Halt Red River Campaign
Little attention has been paid nationally to the Battle of Mansfield or the Red River Campaign, perhaps because it was the last decisive... Read more
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Battle of Pleasant Hill - Confederate Attack Fails
Description: By April 1864, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks’s Red River Expedition had advanced about 150 miles up Red River. Maj. Gen. Richard... Read more
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Battle of Blair's Landing
Other Names: Pleasant Hill Landing Location: Red River Parish Campaign: Red River Campaign (1864) Date(s): April 12-13, 1864 Principal... Read more