How did Spanish involvement in the American Revolution impact Louisiana?
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French residents of Louisiana rose up in rebellion against the colony’s Spanish leaders after the alliance between the French and American colonies.
American troops took control of New Orleans early in the war and returned the city to Spanish control at the war’s end.
Louisiana troops, led by their Spanish Governor, captured key British posts and took control of the entire Gulf Coast.
Spanish naval ships, manned by citizens of Louisiana, kept the Mississippi River free of all British naval traffic throughout the war.