Gulf Coast theatre of the American Revolutionary War

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military campaign theatre of war

The Gulf Coast theatre of the American Revolutionary War was the campaign in which Spanish forces, allied with the American revolutionaries, fought Britain along the Gulf of Mexico—particularly in West Florida—helping to weaken British control in the region.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
British West Florida (defending side)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign ⓘ theatre of war ⓘ
alliedWith	Continental Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ Patriot forces ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Gulf Coast campaign of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	British West Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ
commanderForSpain	Bernardo de Gálvez NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictBetween	Spain and Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
endYear	1781 ⓘ
historicalEra	late 18th century ⓘ
impact	contributed to internationalization of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ diverted British resources from the main North American theatre ⓘ
includedBattle	Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fort Charlotte NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Pensacola NERFINISHED ⓘ
includedCampaign	Spanish campaign against West Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedAllyOfAmericanRevolutionaries	Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedOperationType	land warfare ⓘ naval operations ⓘ
keyObjective	seizure of British West Florida ⓘ weakening British control along the Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
ledToTerritorialChange	transfer of West Florida to Spain ⓘ
notableSpanishCommander	Bernardo de Gálvez GENERATED ⓘ
opposed	British Royal Navy presence in the Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
partOf	American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfLargerConflict	global Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryOpponent	Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedCampaign	Spanish operations in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
resultedIn	Spanish conquest of West Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ weakening of British position in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
startYear	1779 ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of Gulf of Mexico ports ⓘ control of access to the Mississippi River ⓘ
supportedBy	American revolutionaries NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ
tookPlaceInPresentDay	Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ
tookPlaceInRegion	Gulf Coast of North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Mexico littoral ⓘ Lower Mississippi Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ West Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ
treatyConcludedBy	Treaty of Paris (1783) NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of Pensacola (1781) → countryAtTime → Gulf Coast theatre of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: British West Florida (defending side)

Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) → theatre → Gulf Coast theatre of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ