Remembering ‘The Battle of St. Louis’

View of the reflection ponds in Gateway Arch National park at the beginning of fall.

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  • Illustration of a clock Date: May 24, 2025
    Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
  • Illustration of a ticket FREE

On Saturday, May 24, come to a FREE event on the grounds of the Gateway Arch National Park to learn about St. Louis’ only Revolutionary War battle – The Battle of St. Louis.

The Battle of St. Louis (San Luis in Spanish), also known as the Battle of Fort San Carlos, was an unsuccessful attack led by the British on St. Louis (a French settlement in Spanish Louisiana, founded on the West Bank of the Mississippi River after the 1763 Treaty of Paris) on May 26, 1780.

The event is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with blank firings of musket and cannons at the top of the hour at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. Rangers and volunteers in period dress will be available to answer questions about this important but little-known battle.

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