Fort Meigs

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

That night, as he afterwards admitted at Fort Meigs, he felt a rising respect in his breast for the first magistrate of the territory.

From The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 by Barce, Elmore

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 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Tecumseh was much disappointed over their failure to take Fort Meigs, and urged Proctor to try again.

From Elsie on the Hudson by Finley, Martha

Proctor attempted to take away with him his unharmed cannon, but a few shots from Fort Meigs caused him to desist and go without them.

From Elsie on the Hudson by Finley, Martha

He had been promised that, and the territory of Michigan had been promised his brother, the Prophet, as a reward for his services in the capture of Fort Meigs.

From Elsie on the Hudson by Finley, Martha