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The fort was built on the 1791 site where General [[Arthur St. Clair]] suffered a major defeat that cost some 900 americans killed out of a force of about 1200. The disaster caused General Washington to force General St. Clair's resignation and he placed General "Mad" [[Anthony Wayne]] in charge of an elite force to finish the war. | The fort was built on the 1791 site where General [[Arthur St. Clair]] suffered a major defeat that cost some 900 americans killed out of a force of about 1200. The disaster caused General Washington to force General St. Clair's resignation and he placed General "Mad" [[Anthony Wayne]] in charge of an elite force to finish the war. | ||
In July 1794, Indians launched a night attack against Fort Recovery. The attack was repulsed by the American soldiers with twenty two soldiers lost in the battle. The Indians losses were forty dead and twenty wounded. This defeat discouraged Indian tribes and led to a split in their confederation and a leadership change. General Wayne's decisive victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers and the resulting Treaty of Greenville in 1795 ended the conflict. | In July 1794, Indians launched a night attack against Fort Recovery. The attack was repulsed by the American soldiers with twenty two soldiers lost in the battle. The Indians losses were forty dead and twenty wounded. This defeat discouraged the Indian tribes and led to a split in their confederation and a leadership change. General Wayne's decisive victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers and the resulting Treaty of Greenville in 1795 ended the conflict. | ||
Fort Recovery was abandoned in 1796. | Fort Recovery was abandoned in 1796. | ||
Revision as of 08:11, 8 September 2010
Fort Recovery (1) (1793-1796) - Established in 1793 by Maj. Henry Burbank on the site of the 1791 St. Clair Massacre. Abandoned in 1796.
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Fort Recovery (1) History
Originally built as a rectangular palisaded fort with single story blockhouse bastions at each of the four corners. The 20' square blockhouses were later upgraded by adding a second story and a lookout cupola on top. One of a chain of forts built from Fort Washington to Fort Deposit to support General "Mad" Anthony Wayne and the campaign against northwest Indian tribes during the Northwest Territory Indian War (1785–1795).
The fort was built on the 1791 site where General Arthur St. Clair suffered a major defeat that cost some 900 americans killed out of a force of about 1200. The disaster caused General Washington to force General St. Clair's resignation and he placed General "Mad" Anthony Wayne in charge of an elite force to finish the war.
In July 1794, Indians launched a night attack against Fort Recovery. The attack was repulsed by the American soldiers with twenty two soldiers lost in the battle. The Indians losses were forty dead and twenty wounded. This defeat discouraged the Indian tribes and led to a split in their confederation and a leadership change. General Wayne's decisive victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers and the resulting Treaty of Greenville in 1795 ended the conflict.
Fort Recovery was abandoned in 1796.
Current Status
Part of the Fort Recovery State Memorial. The Memorial Park has a partial reconstruction of one stockade wall, two blockhouses, a separate museum building, a period cabin and a blacksmith shop.
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Location: Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio. Maps & Images Lat: 40.4141667 Long: -84.7808333 |
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 646
Links:
- North American Forts - Fort Recovery
- Wikipedia - Fort Recovery
- Ohio Historical Society - Fort Recovery
Visited: 6 Sep 2010
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