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  2. Fort Shelby (Michigan) - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Fort Detroit - Wikipedia

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    1701–1796. Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit or Fort Detroit (1701–1796) was a French and later British fortification established in 1701 on the north side of the Detroit River by Antoine Laumet de Lamothe Cadillac. A settlement based on the fur trade, farming and missionary work slowly developed in the area.

  4. Great Fire of 1805 - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Northwest Indian War - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Fort Lernoult - Wikipedia

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    Fort Lernoult - Wikipedia. Fort Lernoult. Redirect to: Fort Shelby (Michigan) Retrieved from " ".

  7. History of Detroit - Wikipedia

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    Plan of the Town of Detroit and Fort Lernoult, 1792. Detroit was the goal of various American campaigns during the Revolutionary War, but logistical difficulties in the American frontier and American Indian allies of Great Britain would keep any armed Patriot force from reaching the Detroit area.

  8. List of forts in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Fort Hawkins, open to the public. Fort James Jackson, open to the public. Fort King George, open to the public. Fort McAllister, open to the public. Fort McPherson. Fort Moore, closed to the public. Fort Pulaski, open to the public. Fort Scott. Fort Stewart, closed to the public.

  9. What was it like for soldiers at the frontier outpost of Fort ...

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    Here’s a look. Life for the soldiers at a frontier post like Fort Worth (1849-1853) was tedious and joyless, an endless series of drills and fatigue duties relieved only occasionally by free ...