Mandeville in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Battle of Lake Pontchartrain

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 14, 2016

1. Battle of Lake Pontchartrain Marker

Inscription. On October 16, 1779, the British living between "Bayou La Combe and the River Tanchipaho," surrendered to Captain William Pickles who had won a naval battle off this shore on September 10, 1779, and thereby ended the Revolutionary War in Louisiana.

Erected by City of Mandeville & Mandeville Bicentennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is October 16, 1779.

Location. 30° 20.944′ N, 90° 3.616′ W. Marker is in Mandeville, Louisiana, in St. Tammany Parish. It is at the intersection of Jackson Avenue and Lakeshore Drive, on the right when traveling west on Jackson Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 140 Jackson Ave, Mandeville LA 70448, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Florida Parishes

and in Greater New Orleans.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall (approx. half a mile away); Pottery Hill (approx. half a mile away); Our Lady Of The Lake Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Rest Awhile (approx. ¾ mile away); Native Peoples (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Enslaved (approx. 1½ miles away); Sugar Mill Operation (approx. 1.6 miles away); Fontainebleau Plantation Sugar Mill (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mandeville.

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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 14, 2016

2. Battle of Lake Pontchartrain Marker

A view of Lake Pontchartrain from the marker location image. Click for full size.

October 14, 2016

3. A view of Lake Pontchartrain from the marker location

Continental Navy Schooner <i>Hannah</i> image. Click for full size.

Painting by John F. Leavitt via National Museum of the U.S. Navy

4. Continental Navy Schooner Hannah

There is no image of the Morris but it may have been similar to this schooner.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2016. This page has been viewed 3,515 times since then and 93 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week October 14, 2018. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 19, 2016. 4. submitted on October 13, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.