Downtown in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Fort Baton Rouge
Photographed by Kenneth Ramagost, April 10, 2025
1. Fort Baton Rouge Marker
Fort Baton Rouge was located across the River Road from this marker. The fort was established in 1764 by Lt. Colonel Alexander Dickson, British Army commander. On September 21, 1779. General Bernardo de Gαlvez, then the governor of Spanish Louisiana, attacked and captured the fort during the Revolutionary War.
Free Black and Native American soldiers played a central role in the battle. By making noise and shouting through the night, they misled the British into wasting their ammunition. The next day the British, still under Dickson's command, surrendered to Gαlvez.
George Washington recognized Gαlvez's victories as a deciding factor in the outcome of the Revolutionary War. Nonetheless, the Spanish retained control of the Fort until 1810. It passed to American control to 1819.
Erected 2025 by Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is September 21, 1779.
Location. 30° 27.282′ N, 91° 11.4′ W.
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Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Mississippi River (a few steps from this marker); Fort San Carlos (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fort San Carlos (within shouting distance of this marker); Sigma Iota (within shouting
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, July 12, 2025
2. Fort Baton Rouge Marker
Also see . . . Cattle Drive from La Bahia. The first 2,000 cattle from this drive went to Bayou Goula, Louisiana for feeding the troops of Bernardo De Galvez attacking Fort Baton Rouge. (Submitted on February 5, 2026, by Kenneth Ramagost of Louisiana, USA.)
Additional commentary.
1. Referenced 50 page document
Please e mail me at [email protected] and I can send a 50 page document with references, locations, and new major associated discoveries
— Submitted July 21, 2025, by Kenneth Ramagost of Louisiana, USA.
2. Location
The location of Fort Baton accuracy is +/- a few feet.
— Submitted February 5, 2026, by Kenneth Ramagost of Louisiana, USA.
Photographed by Kenneth Ramagost
3. Texas and Louisiana Galvez March
Photographed by Kenneth Ramagost
4. New and fair Revolutionary Flag
Photographed by Kenneth Ramagost
5. Fort Baton Rouge Marker Display with Indian mound
The Indian Mound in the Galvez plaza which is on a high Bluff in Baton Rouge
Photographed by Kenneth Ramagost
6. Fort Bute Mississippi River line-up to near Plaquemine Locks
Photographed by Kenneth Ramagost
7. Bayou Goula Troops
Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2025, by Kenneth Ramagost of Louisiana, USA. This page has been viewed 1,573 times since then and 256 times this year. Last updated on July 18, 2026, by Kenneth Ramagost of Louisiana, USA. Photos: 1. submitted on April 10, 2025, by Kenneth Ramagost of Louisiana, USA. 2. submitted on July 15, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 3, 4. submitted on July 21, 2025, by Kenneth Ramagost of Louisiana, USA. 5. submitted on October 26, 2025, by Kenneth Ramagost of Louisiana, USA. 6, 7. submitted on October 27, 2025, by Kenneth Ramagost of Louisiana, USA. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
