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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Fort Wayne canonical | 1 |
| Skirmish at Fort Wayne | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10333533 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Siege of Fort Wayne Context triple: [Northwest theater of the War of 1812, includesEvent, Siege of Fort Wayne]
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Battle of Fort Wayne
The Battle of Fort Wayne was an 1862 American Civil War engagement in Indian Territory in which Union forces drove Confederate troops from a key outpost near the Arkansas–Indian Territory border.
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Siege of Fort Harrison
The Siege of Fort Harrison was an 1812 attack by Native American forces on a U.S. frontier outpost in Indiana Territory, notable as one of the first American land victories of the War of 1812 and a key engagement in the broader conflict with Tecumseh’s confederacy.
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Siege of Fort Meigs
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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Battle of Vincennes
The Battle of Vincennes was a pivotal 1779 American Revolutionary War victory in the Illinois Country, where George Rogers Clark’s forces captured the British-held Fort Sackville, helping secure the Northwest Territory for the United States.
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E.
siege of Fort Pitt
The siege of Fort Pitt was a 1763 Native American attack and blockade of a key British frontier outpost during Pontiac's War, marked by tense negotiations and the infamous use of smallpox-infected items.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Fort Wayne Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Fort Wayne
The Battle of Fort Wayne was an 1862 American Civil War engagement in Indian Territory in which Union forces drove Confederate troops from a key outpost near the Arkansas–Indian Territory border.
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B.
Siege of Fort Harrison
The Siege of Fort Harrison was an 1812 attack by Native American forces on a U.S. frontier outpost in Indiana Territory, notable as one of the first American land victories of the War of 1812 and a key engagement in the broader conflict with Tecumseh’s confederacy.
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C.
Siege of Fort Meigs
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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D.
Battle of Vincennes
The Battle of Vincennes was a pivotal 1779 American Revolutionary War victory in the Illinois Country, where George Rogers Clark’s forces captured the British-held Fort Sackville, helping secure the Northwest Territory for the United States.
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E.
siege of Fort Pitt
The siege of Fort Pitt was a 1763 Native American attack and blockade of a key British frontier outpost during Pontiac's War, marked by tense negotiations and the infamous use of smallpox-infected items.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| combatant |
Native American confederacy encouraged by the British
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| conflictOf | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | September 1812 ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
U.S. regulars
ⓘ
local militia ⓘ |
| encouragedBy |
British Indian agents
ⓘ
linked to:
British Indian Department
British authorities in Canada ⓘ |
| endDate | 1812-09-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy | American offensive operations in the Northwest Theater ⓘ |
| garrison |
Indiana militia
ⓘ
linked to:
Indiana territorial militia
U.S. Army troops ⓘ
linked to:
United States Army personnel
|
| garrisonCommander | James Rhea ⓘ |
| location |
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Indiana Territory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
failure of Native American forces to capture the fort
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successful defense by U.S. garrison ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Fort Wayne
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expulsion of U.S. presence from the region ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Captain Rhea
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James Rhea ⓘ John Allen ⓘ Native leaders allied with Tecumseh ⓘ William Henry Harrison ⓘ Winamac ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northwest Indian War legacy conflicts
ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest Indian War
War of 1812 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Siege of Detroit
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Surrender of Detroit ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Detroit
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| presentDayLocation |
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
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linked to:
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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| reinforcedBy |
Indiana militia
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linked to:
Indiana territorial militia
Kentucky militia ⓘ William Henry Harrison ⓘ |
| result |
United States victory
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siege lifted ⓘ |
| startDate | 1812-09-05 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
British Indian Department
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| theater | Northwest theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Fort Wayne Description of subject: 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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