Fort Lernoult
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Fort Lernoult was a late 18th-century British military fortification in Detroit that played a key role in controlling the Old Northwest frontier.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British fort
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
| builtFor |
control of Old Northwest frontier
ⓘ
defense of Detroit ⓘ |
| category |
18th-century fortifications in the United States
ⓘ
British forts in the United States ⓘ Forts in Michigan ⓘ |
| conflictRole | British base against American expansion ⓘ |
| constructedBy | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledTerritory | Old Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | British troops ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
barracks
ⓘ
bastions ⓘ palisade ⓘ storehouses ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
frontier control
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ trading post protection ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Detroit River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
earthworks
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Richard Lernoult NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British defensive network in Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| presentDaySite | downtown Detroit area ⓘ |
| region | Great Lakes region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | late 18th century ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access between upper Great Lakes and lower Great Lakes
ⓘ
protection of British interests in Old Northwest ⓘ |
| successor |
Fort Detroit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Shelby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwest Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ post–American Revolutionary War period ⓘ |
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