Battle at The Village

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Battle at The Village
Part of the Gulf Coast campaign of the American Revolutionary War
Detail from a 1776 map showing West Florida
Date January 5-7, 1781 Location The Village, West Florida (present-day Daphne, Alabama) 30°37′33.79″N 87°54′55.03″W / 30.6260528°N 87.9152861°W / 30.6260528; -87.9152861 Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spain	Great Britain Waldeck Choctaw
Commanders and leaders
Ramón de Castro y Gutiérrez José de Ezpeleta y Galdeano	John Campbell Johann Ludwig Wilhelm von Hanxleden † Philip Key Robert Deans
Strength
190 troops	180 regular troops and provincial militia 420 Choctaw 2 frigates 1 bilander
Casualties and losses
14 killed 35 wounded or missing	18 killed 23 wounded
Daphne class=notpageimage| Location within modern-day North America

The Battle at The Village, also known as the Second Battle of Mobile, fought on January 7, 1781, was a failed British attempt to recapture a Spanish fortification at "The Village," during the American Revolutionary War. The attack was led by Waldecker Colonel Johann von Hanxleden who was killed in the attempt.