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Fort Meigs

American  

noun

  1. a former fort in NW Ohio: unsuccessfully attacked by the British in 1813.


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At the battle of Fort Meigs a party of Americans was captured by the British and Indians.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne

After that day's fighting, the siege of Fort Meigs was virtually abandoned by Proctor.

From Elsie on the Hudson by Martha Finley

A number of the Americans made good their escape to Harrison's camp on the Maumee, where Fort Meigs was erected immediately afterwards.

From Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada by Ethel T. Raymond

"Have we far to go now to get to Fort Meigs? and is it just as it was when Harrison and his men were there?"

From Elsie on the Hudson by Martha Finley

Some months later he again advanced against Fort Meigs, but was repulsed, and marched to Fort Stephenson, where Fremont now stands.

From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Charles Morris

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