Event record · battle
Mobile Point, Mississippi Territory · Gulf
First attack on Fort Bowyer
12–16 September 1814
The fort repels a British naval and land attack, delaying operations on the Gulf coast before the New Orleans campaign.
Participants
- Fort Bowyer garrison under William Lawrence
- British naval and land force
- HMS Hermes
- Muscogee allies of Britain
Outcome
The American garrison repelled the attack and HMS Hermes was destroyed.
Why it matters
The failure postponed a British foothold near Mobile and redirected attention toward the approach to New Orleans.
Location evidence
30.229, -88.023 · site precision
Coordinates locate the named site, city, or broad region; they do not reconstruct unit movements.
Where it sits in the story
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Evidence behind this event
- The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict, Bicentennial EditionUniversity of Illinois Press · scholarly monograph
Donald R. Hickey's synthesis of the war's politics, campaigns, finance, diplomacy, and memory.
- 1812: War with AmericaHarvard University Press · scholarly monograph
Jon Latimer's British and imperial account of the war's campaigns and strategic setting.