USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Gálvez wanted to help the American cause. He sent large amounts of money, weapons, ammunition, and other supplies up the Mississippi River to American troops. In 1779 Spain entered the war. Gálvez attacked the British before they could attack his colony.

Detailed explanation-2: -Louisiana was in Spanish territory and its governor was a young nobleman named, Bernardo de Galvez. In the early years of the Revolution, Galvez provided aid to the American cause by allowing tons of supplies to be shipped up the Mississippi to patriot forces in the north.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Bernardo de Galvez was the governor of the Spanish colony of Louisiana when the Revolutionary War began in 1776. Gálvez helped the Patriots by keeping British armies and supplies out of the Mississippi River. He also gave the United States army ammunition and food.

Detailed explanation-4: -Spanish forces under General Galvez took Fort Bute on September 7, 1779. The fort was defended by British regulars, Loyalist militia, and a company of Hessian grenadiers. This action secured the lower Mississippi Valley for the Spanish and removed the small British garrison.

Detailed explanation-5: -The main ally for the British during the war was Germany. Britain hired German mercenaries called Hessians to fight for them against the colonists. One of the key generals in the Continental Army was the Frenchman Marquis de Lafayette.