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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Siege of Fort Wayne canonical 1
Skirmish at Fort Wayne 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict
siege
aimedAt weakening American control of the Old Northwest
belligerent Miami warriors
Native American forces
Potawatomi warriors
Shawnee warriors
United States
combatant Native American confederacy encouraged by the British
United States
conflictOf War of 1812
country United States
date September 1812
defendedBy U.S. regulars
local militia
encouragedBy British Indian agents
British authorities in Canada
endDate 1812-09-12
followedBy American offensive operations in the Northwest Theater
garrison Indiana militia
U.S. Army troops
garrisonCommander James Rhea
location Fort Wayne, Indiana
Indiana Territory
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
James Rhea
John Allen
Native leaders allied with Tecumseh
William Henry Harrison
Winamac
partOf Northwest Indian War legacy conflicts
War of 1812
precededBy Siege of Detroit
Surrender of Detroit
linked to: Siege of Detroit
presentDayLocation Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
linked to: Fort Wayne, Indiana
reinforcedBy Indiana militia
Kentucky militia
William Henry Harrison
result United States victory
siege lifted
startDate 1812-09-05
supportedBy British Indian Department
United Kingdom
theater Northwest theater of the War of 1812

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Battle of Fort Wayne alsoKnownAs Skirmish at Fort Wayne
linked to: Siege of Fort Wayne