United States frontier fort system

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The United States frontier fort system was a network of military outposts established along the expanding American frontier to protect settlers, assert federal authority, and secure territorial claims during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf frontier defense system
historical phenomenon
military infrastructure network
administeredBy United States War Department
country United States
declinedDuring late 19th century
developedFrom British colonial frontier forts in North America
documentedIn 19th-century military maps
U.S. Army frontier reports
expandedDuring Indian Wars
Mexican–American War era
post–Civil War westward expansion
garrisonedBy U.S. Cavalry
U.S. Infantry
geographicRegion American frontier
Great Plains
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountains
Southwest United States
Upper Midwest
linked to: Midwest
hasPart Fort Abercrombie
Fort Apache
linked to: Fort Apache Apache

Fort Atkinson
linked to: Fort Atkinson, Iowa

Fort Belknap
Fort Benton
Fort Boise
Fort Bowie
Fort Bridger
Fort Buford
Fort Clark
Fort Custer
Fort Davis
Fort Defiance
Fort Dodge
Fort Fetterman
Fort Gibson
Fort Griffin
Fort Hall
Fort Harker
Fort Hays
Fort Inge
Fort Jesup
Fort Kearny
Fort Keogh
Fort Laramie
Fort Larned
Fort Leavenworth
Fort McKavett
Fort Niobrara
Fort Peck
linked to: Fort Peck, Montana

Fort Phil Kearny
Fort Pierre
Fort Randall
Fort Richardson
Fort Riley
Fort Robinson
linked to: Fort Niobrara

Fort Scott
linked to: Fort Scott, Kansas

Fort Sill
linked to: Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Fort Smith
Fort Snelling
Fort Stockton
Fort Sumner
Fort Towson
Fort Union
Fort Union Trading Post
Fort Vancouver
Fort Walla Walla
Fort Washita
Fort Yuma
influenced development of frontier towns
settlement patterns in the American West
mainFunction assertion of federal authority
control of Native American populations
protection of settlers
protection of trade routes
securing territorial claims
support of westward expansion
relatedTo Indian removal policies
Manifest Destiny
U.S. territorial expansion
startPoint post-American Revolutionary War period
status historical
timePeriod 18th century
19th century
usedBy United States Army
United States government

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Fort Harmar partOf United States frontier fort system
Fort Finney partOf United States military frontier posts
linked to: United States frontier fort system
Fort McIntosh partOf United States Northwest frontier defenses
linked to: United States frontier fort system
Second Fort (log and adobe structures) partOf U.S. frontier military system
linked to: United States frontier fort system
Camp Robinson, Nebraska partOf United States western frontier forts system
linked to: United States frontier fort system
capture of Fort Miami relatedTo Great Lakes frontier forts
linked to: United States frontier fort system
Fort Reno partOf U.S. frontier fort system
linked to: United States frontier fort system
Fort Decatur, Alabama Territory partOf United States frontier fort system
Brackettville, Texas hasHistoricalAssociationWith U.S. Army frontier forts
linked to: United States frontier fort system
Fort King, Florida partOf United States frontier defense system
linked to: United States frontier fort system
Fort Harker partOf U.S. Army frontier forts
linked to: United States frontier fort system