Battle at The Village
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| Part of the Gulf Coast campaign of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
Detail from a 1776 map showing West Florida | |||||||
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| Spain | |||||||
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| 190 troops | |||||||
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The Battle at The Village, also known as the Second Battle of Mobile, fought on January 7, 1781, was a failed British attempt to recapture a Spanish fortification at "The Village," during the American Revolutionary War. The attack was led by Waldecker Colonel Johann von Hanxleden who was killed in the attempt.