Siege of Fort Meigs

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The Siege of Fort Meigs was a major 1813 engagement of the War of 1812 in which American forces defended a key Ohio River fortification against a prolonged British and Native American assault.

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Siege of Fort Meigs canonical 2
Defense of Fort Meigs 1
First Siege of Fort Meigs 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the War of 1812
military siege
alsoKnownAs First Siege of Fort Meigs
linked to: Siege of Fort Meigs
attackingForce British regulars
Canadian militia
Native American warriors
belligerent Tecumseh's Native American confederacy
linked to: Tecumseh

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United States of America
combatantCommanderFor Henry Procter, British forces
Tecumseh, Native American confederacy
linked to: Tecumseh

William Henry Harrison, United States
commemoratedBy Fort Meigs State Memorial
linked to: Fort Meigs
conflict War of 1812
continent North America
country United States of America
defensiveForce United States regulars and militia
endDate 1813-05-09
followedBy Battle of the Thames
Second Siege of Fort Meigs
linked to: Siege of Fort Meigs
fortificationType earthwork fort
garrison Fort Meigs
hasCasualties hundreds combined killed, wounded, and captured
hasCommander Henry Procter
Tecumseh
William Henry Harrison
location Fort Meigs
near present-day Perrysburg, Ohio
on the Maumee River
objective capture of Fort Meigs
opposingForce Native American forces
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
partOf Northwest theater of the War of 1812
precededBy American defeat at the River Raisin
result American victory
British and Native American withdrawal
river Maumee River
significance helped prevent British advance into the Ohio frontier
secured American control of northwest Ohio
startDate 1813-04-28
state Ohio
theater Old Northwest
usedTactic relief column attack
siege bombardment
sortie
usedWeapon artillery
year 1813

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Kentucky militia notableEngagement Siege of Fort Meigs
Siege of Fort Meigs followedBy Second Siege of Fort Meigs
linked to: Siege of Fort Meigs
Siege of Fort Meigs alsoKnownAs First Siege of Fort Meigs
linked to: Siege of Fort Meigs
William Henry Harrison notableWork Defense of Fort Meigs
linked to: Siege of Fort Meigs