| Fort New Richmond | |
|---|---|
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  Location within Louisiana | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 30°27′15″N 91°11′18″W / 30.4542°N 91.1884°W |
| Completed | 1779 |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Earthen |
Fort New Richmond was built by the British in 1779 on the east bank of the Mississippi River in what was later to become Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[1] The Spanish took control of the fort in 1779 and renamed it Fort San Carlos.[1] [2]
- ^ a b Payette, Pete. "Louisiana Forts (Florida Parishes)". American Forts Network. Archived from the original on June 12, 2005. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Carleton, Mark T. (1996). River capital: an illustrated history of Baton Rouge. [Louisiana?]: American Historical Press. ISBN 0-9654754-0-9.