Battle of Mobile (1781)

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Battle of Mobile Part of the American Revolutionary War Date January 7, 1781 Location Mobile, Alabama Result Spanish victory Belligerents Spain Britain Commanders Lieutenant Castro John Campbell Strength 40 regulars, 100 militia 350 regulars, 420 natives and militia Casualties and losses 14 dead 100 dead, wounded, or captured

v • d • e Gulf Coast campaigns Fort Bute – Baton Rouge – Fort Charlotte – San Fernando – Fort San Juan – St. Louis – Mobile – Pensacola

The Battle of Mobile was part of a British counter-offensive aimed at recapturing the town of Mobile from the Spanish during the American Revolutionary War. On January 7, 1781, the British attack foundered before a coordinated Spanish defense.

Spanish authorities in Cuba, learning of the attack, dispatched additional forces to hold Mobile. The British, meanwhile, nursing heavy losses in men and officers, fled back to their main base at Pensacola. Spanish Field Marshal Bernardo de Gálvez captured this city later in the year, completing his reconquest of West Florida.