The Battle of Fort Bute signalled the opening of Spanish intervention in the American Revolutionary War on the side of France and the United States. Mustering an ad hoc army of Spanish regulars, Acadian militia, and native levies, Louisiana Governor Bernardo de Gálvez stormed and captured the small British frontier post at Manchac on September 7, 1779. The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen North American colonies. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Manchac is a small town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. ... State nickname: Pelican State Other U.S. States Capital Baton Rouge Largest city Baton Rouge due to the evacuation of New Orleans Governor Kathleen Blanco (D) Official languages None; English and French de facto Area 134,382 km² (31st)  - Land 112,927 km²  - Water 21,455 km² (16%) Population (2000... Bernardo de Gálvez Bernardo de Gálvez, Conde de Galvez (23 July 1746 – 1786) was Spanish governor of Louisiana from 1777 to 1785, and Viceroy of New Spain 1785-1786. ... The Battle of Pensacola marked the culmination of Spains reconquest of Florida from Britain during the American Revolutionary War. ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen North American colonies. ... Ad hoc is a Latin phrase which means for this [purpose]. It generally signifies a solution that has been tailored to a specific purpose, such as a tailor-made suit, a handcrafted network protocol, and specific-purpose equation and things like that. ... Acadians are the original French settlers of parts of the northeastern region of North America comprising what is now the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. ... State nickname: Pelican State Other U.S. States Capital Baton Rouge Largest city Baton Rouge due to the evacuation of New Orleans Governor Kathleen Blanco (D) Official languages None; English and French de facto Area 134,382 km² (31st)  - Land 112,927 km²  - Water 21,455 km² (16%) Population (2000... List of Governors of Louisiana First French Era Sieur Sauvole de la Villantry 1699-1701 Jean Baptiste de la Moyne, Sieur de Bienville 1701-1713 Antonine de la Mothe Cadillac 1713-1716 Jean Baptiste de la Moyne 1716-1717 De lEpinay 1717-1718 Jean Baptiste de la Moyne 1718... Bernardo de Gálvez Bernardo de Gálvez, Conde de Galvez (23 July 1746 – 1786) was Spanish governor of Louisiana from 1777 to 1785, and Viceroy of New Spain 1785-1786. ... Manchac is a small town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Charles III of Spain had declared war on Britain on July 21, and Gálvez had prepared accordingly with singular efficiency. On August 15, a vicious hurricane swept over Gálvez' base in New Orleans, sinking his fleet, destroying his provisions, and bringing to ruin every existing military plan. Undeterred, Gálvez rallied the support of the colony and by August 27 had set out on the land route toward the British West Florida territory. Charles III of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... Map of East and West Florida in the early 1800s. ...

The Spaniards reached Fort Bute at the end of a murderous eleven-day march. The shocked British garrison, unaware that war had been declared, surrendered without a fight.