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==Background== |
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As [[Major General|Maj. Gen.]] [[Nathaniel P. Banks]]'s Red River Expeditionary Force (from the [[Department of the Gulf]]) retreated down the [[Red River (Mississippi watershed)|Red River]], Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. [[Richard Taylor (general)|Richard Taylor]] attempted to slow the Union troops’ movements and, if possible, deplete their numbers or, better yet, destroy them. The Union forces passed [[Fort DeRussy]], reached [[Marksville, Louisiana|Marksville]], and then continued east. At Mansura, Taylor massed his forces in an open [[prairie]] that controlled access to the three roads traversing the area, where he hoped his [[artillery]] could cause many casualties. |
As [[Major General|Maj. Gen.]] [[Nathaniel P. Banks]]'s Red River Expeditionary Force (from the [[Department of the Gulf]]) retreated down the [[Red River (Mississippi watershed)|Red River]], Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. [[Richard Taylor (general)|Richard Taylor]] attempted to slow the Union troops’ movements and, if possible, deplete their numbers or, better yet, destroy them. The Union forces passed [[Fort DeRussy (Louisiana)|Fort DeRussy]], reached [[Marksville, Louisiana|Marksville]], and then continued east. At Mansura, Taylor massed his forces in an open [[prairie]] that controlled access to the three roads traversing the area, where he hoped his [[artillery]] could cause many casualties. |
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==Battle== |
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| Battle of Mansura | |||||||
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| Part of American Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States (Union) |
 CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
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| Nathaniel P. Banks | Richard Taylor | ||||||
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| Banks’s Red River Expeditionary Force | District of West Louisiana | ||||||
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| unknown | unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Mansura was fought near Mansura, Louisiana, on May 16, 1864, during the Red River Campaign of the American Civil War. A Union force defeated elements of the Confederate States Army.[1]
Background
As Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks's Red River Expeditionary Force (from the Department of the Gulf) retreated down the Red River, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor attempted to slow the Union troops’ movements and, if possible, deplete their numbers or, better yet, destroy them. The Union forces passed Fort DeRussy, reached Marksville, and then continued east. At Mansura, Taylor massed his forces in an open prairie that controlled access to the three roads traversing the area, where he hoped his artillery could cause many casualties.
Battle
Early on the morning of May 16, the Union forces approached, and skirmishing quickly ensued. After a four-hour fight (principally an artillery duel), a large Union force massed for a flank attack, inducing the Confederates to fall back. The Union troops marched to Simmsport. Taylor's force harassed the enemy's retrograde, but was unable to halt it.
Notes
- ^ Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. "Battle of Mansura Historical Marker".