Siege of Fort Wayne
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The Siege of Fort Wayne was a 1812 military engagement during the War of 1812 in which Native American forces, encouraged by the British, unsuccessfully besieged the U.S. garrison at Fort Wayne in present-day Indiana.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Fort Wayne canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
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siege ⓘ |
| aimedAt | weakening American control of the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Miami warriors
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Native American forces ⓘ Potawatomi warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawnee warriors ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| combatant |
Native American confederacy encouraged by the British
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictOf | War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | September 1812 ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
U.S. regulars
ⓘ
local militia ⓘ |
| encouragedBy |
British Indian agents
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ⓘ
British authorities in Canada ⓘ |
| endDate | 1812-09-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy | American offensive operations in the Northwest Theater ⓘ |
| garrison |
Indiana militia
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ⓘ
U.S. Army troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonCommander | James Rhea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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ⓘ
Indiana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
failure of Native American forces to capture the fort
ⓘ
successful defense by U.S. garrison ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Fort Wayne
ⓘ
expulsion of U.S. presence from the region ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Captain Rhea
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James Rhea NERFINISHED ⓘ John Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Native leaders allied with Tecumseh ⓘ William Henry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Winamac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northwest Indian War legacy conflicts
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ⓘ
War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Siege of Detroit
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Surrender of Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reinforcedBy |
Indiana militia
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ⓘ
Kentucky militia NERFINISHED ⓘ William Henry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
United States victory
ⓘ
siege lifted ⓘ |
| startDate | 1812-09-05 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
British Indian Department
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Northwest theater of the War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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