The Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783

Revolutionary War Battlefields in Alabama

Alabama accounts for 4 mapped Revolutionary War engagements, fought between 1780 and 1781, in the war's southern theater.

John Trumbull, Surrender of Lord Cornwallis (1820). Public domain.
4
Engagements
1780 to 1781
Years

Chronology

Revolutionary fighting in Alabama spanned 1780 to 1781. Select a year for the engagements of that season nationwide.

2
1780
2
1781

Where these engagements were fought

Select a marker to see the engagement and open its page. Larger red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary.

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Engagements in Alabama.

Notable engagements

EngagementYearOutcomeForces or losses
Battle of Fort Charlotte1780Spanish victory272; 1,320
Battle of Mobile1781Spanish victoryLosses: 49; 14 killed; 35 wounded or missing; Losses: 41; 18

Plus 2 further documented engagements in the Alabama record.

All Southern Theater engagements

Battlefield locations and boundaries are compiled from public records, including the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (public domain) and the American Revolution GIS work of Charles E. Frye (CC BY-SA 4.0).