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The fort was used as a supply depot and to guard the short portage from the Mohawk River to Wood Creek. The supplies were destined for a line of fortification that ended at [[Fort Oswego]] and [[Fort Ontario]] at Oswego, New York. | The fort was used as a supply depot and to guard the short portage from the Mohawk River to Wood Creek. The supplies were destined for a line of fortification that ended at [[Fort Oswego]] and [[Fort Ontario]] at Oswego, New York. | ||
The fort was attacked by French forces on 27 Mar 1756. The garrison was overwhelmed and massacred by the attacking French and Indians. The French destroyed the stores and blew up the powder magazine. | The fort was attacked by French forces under Lieutenant [[Gaspard Joseph Chaussegros de Lery]] on 27 Mar 1756. The garrison was overwhelmed and massacred by the attacking French and Indians. The French destroyed the stores and blew up the powder magazine. The French reported 70 killed and 35 captives taken to Canada. | ||
The British built a new stronger fort named [[Wood Creek Fort]]. The new fort had four bastions, a moat and a palisaded. | |||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Marker only in Erie Canal Village attraction, Rome, Oneida County, New York. | Marker only in Erie Canal Village attraction, Rome, Oneida County, New York. | ||
Revision as of 16:16, 9 August 2012
Fort Bull (1755-1756) - A British colonial fort established during French & Indian War in 1755 by Captain Marcus Petri in present day Rome, Oneida County, New York. Named after the fort commander, Lieutenant William Bull. Destroyed by the French in 1756. Also known as Fort Wood Creek.
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French & Indian War (1754-1763)
Built as a star shaped stockaded fort with a double row of stockades surrounded by a ditch. The post was located at the beginning of the Oneida Carrying Place and served to guard the portage from present day Rome, New York, to Wood Creek and which lead to Lake Oneida and on to Oswego, New York, on Lake Ontario.
The fort was used as a supply depot and to guard the short portage from the Mohawk River to Wood Creek. The supplies were destined for a line of fortification that ended at Fort Oswego and Fort Ontario at Oswego, New York.
The fort was attacked by French forces under Lieutenant Gaspard Joseph Chaussegros de Lery on 27 Mar 1756. The garrison was overwhelmed and massacred by the attacking French and Indians. The French destroyed the stores and blew up the powder magazine. The French reported 70 killed and 35 captives taken to Canada.
The British built a new stronger fort named Wood Creek Fort. The new fort had four bastions, a moat and a palisaded.
Current Status
Marker only in Erie Canal Village attraction, Rome, Oneida County, New York.
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Location: Erie Canal Village in Rome, Oneida County, New York. Map point is the marker location. Maps & Images Lat: 43.22644 Long: -75.50250 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 540
Links:
- North American Forts - Fort Bull
- Wikipedia - Fort Bull
- Wikipedia - Battle of Fort Bull
- Wikipedia - Oneida Carrying Place
- New York Military Museum - Fort Bull
Visited: 30 Jul 2012
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