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What was goal of Union Admiral Farragut after he forced New Orleans to surrender?
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After the fall of New Orleans in the late Spring of 1862, Admiral Farragut sought permission to assault the Alabama port of Mobile. The US Navy, however, delayed any operations towards Mobile and instead ordered Farragut to secure control of the Mississippi River from New Orleans up to Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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How many troops were involved in the US Civil War Battle of New Orleans in 1862?
In 1862, the Union fleet under Admiral Farragut bombarded the two forts protecting the Southern port city of New Orleans. The fleet consisted of 17 war vessels. On board were 15,000 troops under the command of Major General Benjamin Butler. The Confederate force protecting the city numbered only 3,000 troops. With that said, the approximate total number of soldiers was 18,000. When the fleet under Farragut forced the surrender of the two Rebel forts, he sailed into the New Orleans harbor and demanded a surrender.
What Union general captured the city of New Orleans?
David Glasgow Farragut. Originally from Knoxville, Tennessee, but he had been in the US Navy for a great many years and did not go south when the war started. He and another Union naval commander forced the surrender of New Orleans in 1862. He receives the credit for shutting down Mobile, Alabama in August, 1864.
Who led a fleet of Union warships to capture New Orleans in 1862?
The Union navy fleet that forced the surrender of New Orleans in 1862 was led by David Farragut and David Dixon Porter. They commanded a fleet of seventeen warships and nineteen mortar boats. They bombarded Rebel forts guarding New Orleans and after the forts fell, the city surrendered.
What was the Battle of New Orleans in the US Civil War?
In 1862, the Union Navy forced the surrender of forts that were guarding New Orleans. This was a major victory and federal troops were brought in to occupy the city.
How were the british forced to surrender at Yorktown?
The were forced, or surrounded
When did Lincoln declare that there was an insurrection in the south?
When South Carolina forced the surrender of Fort Sumter.
Who forced Germany to unconditional surrender ww1?
No-one forced them, they chose to surrender because they thought they were going to lose.
German general who was forced to surrender in Tunisia?
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps was forced to surrender in Tunisia in 1944.
When did belguim surrender to the German army?
They didn't they were forced to surrender in 1939.
Who finally forced japan to begin trading with the west?
Admiral Perry
What events forced japan to surrender?
The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, finally caused Japan to surrender.
How did Washington defeat the British?
He forced the british to surrender at Yorktown
