Fort New Richmond

Fort New Richmond

Infobox Historic building
name=Fort New Richmond


caption=
map_type= Louisiana
latitude=30.4542
longitude=-91.1884
location_town=Baton Rouge, Louisiana
location_country=flag|USA
architect=
client=
engineer=
construction_start_date=
completion_date=1779
date_demolished=
cost=
structural_system=Earthen
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Fort New Richmond was built by the British in 1764 on the east bank of the Mississippi River in what was later to become Baton Rouge, Louisiana.cite web
url=http://www.geocities.com/naforts/laflor.html
title=Louisiana Forts (Florida Parishes)
accessdate=2007-09-17
last= Payette
first=Pete
work=American Forts Network ] The Spanish took control of the fort in 1779 and renamed it Fort San Carlos. [cite book
author=Carleton, Mark T.
title=River capital: an illustrated history of Baton Rouge
publisher=American Historical Press
location= [Louisiana?]
year=1996
pages=
isbn=0-9654754-0-9
oclc=
doi=]

ee also

*Capture of Fort Bute
*Pentagon Barracks

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