Several historical battles were fought near the town of
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile ( , ) is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population within the city limits was 187,041 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 195,111 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 cens ...
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*In 1780, the Spanish captured British West Floria (now Mobile, Alabama) at the
Battle of Fort Charlotte
The Battle of Fort Charlotte or the siege of Fort Charlotte was a two-week siege conducted by Spanish General Bernardo de Gálvez against the Kingdom of Great Britain, British fortifications guarding the port of Mobile, Alabama, Mobile (which w ...
*In 1781, the Spanish defeated a British and Waldecker counterattack at the
Battle of Mobile (1781)
The 2nd Battle of Mobile, also known as the Battle at the Village, was a British attempt to recapture the town of Mobile, in the British province of West Florida, from the Spanish during the Anglo-Spanish War. The Spanish had previously capt ...
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*In 1864, a Union fleet defeated a Confederate fleet at the
Battle of Mobile Bay.
*In 1865, the
Mobile Campaign (1865) consisted of the Battle of Spanish Fort and the Battle of Fort Blakely.
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