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Richard B. Lernoult, Jean François Hamtramck, William Hull. Fort Shelby was a military fort in Detroit, Michigan that played a significant role in the War of 1812. It was built by the British in 1779 as Fort Lernoult, and was ceded to the United States by the Jay Treaty in 1796. It was renamed Fort Detroit by Secretary of War Henry Dearborn in ...
Fort Hamilton. The Northwest Indian War (1785–1795), also known by other names, was an armed conflict for control of the Northwest Territory fought between the United States and a united group of Native American nations known today as the Northwestern Confederacy. The United States Army considers it the first of the American Indian Wars.
Development of the fire. The fire started on the morning of June 11, 1805. It is presumed that it started in or in the immediate vicinity of the stables of John Harvey, a local baker. One of the first buildings that were set alight was a nearby barn, from which the flames were able to easily spread to other flammable wooden structures.
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Fort Michilimackinac, in use from 1761 until 1781, replaced by Fort Mackinac; Fort St. Joseph, in use from 1763 until 1780, occupied by Spanish militia for one day in 1781; Fort Sinclair, St. Clair County, built 1765, abandoned about 1785; Fort Lernoult, built in 1779, turned over to the Americans in 1796, in British hands again during part of ...
The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest[ a] and formally known as the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, was formed from unorganized western territory of the United States after the American Revolution. Established in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation through the Northwest Ordinance, it was the nation's first post ...
Anthony Wayne (January 1, 1745 – December 15, 1796) was an American soldier, officer, statesman, and a Founding Father of the United States.He adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his military exploits and fiery personality quickly earned him a promotion to brigadier general and the nickname "Mad Anthony". [1]
Fort Worth was known as a hardship post for good reason. It lacked even the minimal comforts of civilization. Time here wore on men and officers alike. Enlistments were for five years, which is ...