Bernardo De Galvez
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jdwms_1950
N 31° 33.510 W 091° 24.500
15R E 651066 N 3492598
Bernardo de Galvez - Natchez, MS
Marker in front of Rosalie.
Waymark Code: WMHFQR
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2013
Views: 5
Bernardo de Galvez
Don Bernardo de Galvez, Spanish Governor of Louisiana, 1776-1783, in a brilliant campaign, with the aid of regular troops, militia, volunteers, and a few Americans, captured Baton Rouge from the British on September 21, 1779. Terms included the surrender of Fort Panmure in Natchez, which was occupied by Spanish troops on October 5, 1779. The signing of the Treaty of San Lorenzo on October 27, 1795 ended Spanish control of Natchez.
Date Installed:: 1985
Organization that placed the object:: Daughter of the American Revolution
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