Attack on Fort Bowyer

This diagram shows the positions of the British ships and their movements as well as the locations of British ground forces during the attack on American Fort Bowyer on Mobile Point from September 12-15, 1814. From Benson J. Lossing's Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812 (1869).

Historic map illustrating the attack on Fort Bowyer, showing the fort's position at Mobile Point, nearby British ships, artillery placements, and surrounding coastline along Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

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Fort Bowyer

Fort Bowyer

Historic map illustrating the attack on Fort Bowyer, showing the fort's position at Mobile Point, nearby British ships, artillery placements, and surrounding coastline along Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.