Pointe Coupee's Patriots: 1777 Pointe Coupee Militia: Louisiana's Forgotten Soldiers Of The American Revolution (240Th Anniversary Of The American Revolution: The Forgotten Louisiana Troops)

This is the almost once forgotten story of a few dozen men from Point Coupee who fought in Bernando Galvez' Spanish army during the American Revolution. These French Creole soldiers who made up the Point Coupee Militia participated in capturing Baton Rouge from the British through the battles of Manchac and Baton Rouge. The Louisiana Colony was far removed from the 13 original colonies, yet still played an important role in the American Revolution by keeping the Mississippi River out of British control. Inside is their story, focusing on the men whose names appear on a 1777 roll call of the Pointe Coupee Militia--back cover.

• | Author: Randy Decur
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Nov 15, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 112 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1523261765
• | ISBN-13: 9781523261765