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Anglo-Spanish War, Battle of St. Louis,1780

The Battle of St. Louis was an unsuccessful attack led by the British on St. Louis (a French settlement in Spanish Louisiana, founded on the West Bank of the Mississippi River after the 1763 Treaty of Paris) on May 26, 1780, during the Anglo-Spanish War. A former British militia commander led a force primarily of Indians and attacked the settlement. Fernando de Leyba, the Lieutenant Governor of Spanish Louisiana, led the local militia to fortify the town as best as they could and successfully withstood the attack. Story of the Wild West by Buffalo Bill, 1888 (cropped and cleaned).

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Anglo-Spanish War, Battle of St. Louis,1780

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The Battle of St. Louis was an unsuccessful attack led by the British on St. Louis (a French settlement in Spanish Louisiana, founded on the West Bank of the Mississippi River after the 1763 Treaty of Paris) on May 26, 1780, during the Anglo-Spanish War. A former British militia commander led a force primarily of Indians and attacked the settlement. Fernando de Leyba, the Lieutenant Governor of Spanish Louisiana, led the local militia to fortify the town as best as they could and successfully withstood the attack. Story of the Wild West by Buffalo Bill, 1888 (cropped and cleaned).

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1780 • 18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 18TH • AMERICA • ANGLO-SPANISH WAR • BATTLE OF FORT SAN CARLOS • BATTLE OF SAN LUIS • BATTLE OF ST. LOUIS • BRITISH • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • FRENCH SETTLEMENT • HISTORY • MAY 26 • MISSISSIPPI RIVER • SPANISH LOUISIANA • USA • XVIII CENTURY