Galvez in Louisiana – the British 16th Foot

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The British 16th Foot fought the Spanish at Fort New Richmond. The Battle of Baton Rouge and the British 16th Foot The colors of the 16th Regiment of Foot of the British Army, as they were at the Battle of Baton Rouge, 1779. Bernardo de Galvez, Spanish Governor of Louisiana, designated Baton Rouge as the first target in his campaign to remove the British from the Gulf Coast. The King's Color This flag is the national flag, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, the "Union Jack." Technically, it should be called the "Sofreign's Color,' but most historians refer to...