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    Fort Malden, formally known as Fort Amherstburg, is a defence fortification located in Amherstburg, Ontario. It was built in 1795 by Great Britain in...
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    Amherstburg (redirect from Malden Centre)
    County, Ontario, Canada. In 1796, Fort Malden was established here, stimulating growth in the settlement. The fort has been designated as a National Historic...
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    militia troops and some Indians – were posted near a bridge near British Fort Malden. Cass and Army Colonel James Miller with their troops were in concealed...
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    several fugitives from various Lake Erie ports to Fort Malden.: 110  Other fugitives at Fort Malden had been assisted by William Wells Brown, himself...
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    troops and some Indians were posted near a bridge near British-held Fort Malden. Colonel Lewis Cass and American Army Colonel James Miller with their...
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    Ontario and Fort Malden. After the War of 1812, the British let the fort fall into disrepair until threats of rebellion grew in Upper Canada. The fort was repaired...
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    Tecumseh (section Fort Meigs)
    British commander of Upper Canada, arrived at Fort Malden and began preparations for attacking Hull at Fort Detroit. Tecumseh, upon hearing of Brock's plans...
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    the Americans had already crossed the river and marched on Fort Malden. Assuming Fort Malden was vulnerable, the British troops in Sandwich marched south...
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    prisoners were killed if they could not keep up on the forced march to Fort Malden. This was the deadliest conflict recorded on Michigan soil, and the casualties...
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    and attacked Detroit, using Fort Malden as his stronghold. Hull feared that the British possessed superior numbers, and Fort Detroit lacked adequate gunpowder...
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    over who would lead the invasion force on the Schooner Anne against Fort Malden, Amherstburg, Upper Canada. Handy appointed Theller was to command the...
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    Canada. Fort Malden – Amherstburg One of the routes to Ontario was to cross Lake Erie from Sandusky, Ohio to Fort Malden. Another route to Fort Malden was...
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    of eastern North America to be the United States. The British built Fort Malden near Amherstburg, opposite Bois Blanc Island, separating the British...
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    sovereignty, and because they hoped to gain the support of the British at Fort Malden in Canada. When the British Band once again returned to Saukenuk in 1831...
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  • of Fort Malden and defend the fort against a possible American assault. He fought several skirmishes, which helped isolate the American post at Fort Detroit...
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    the Americans had already crossed the river and marched on Fort Malden. Assuming Fort Malden was vulnerable, the British troops in Sandwich marched south...
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  • Guests Ken Adamson and Daniel Cumerlato. Nov 16 2017. “Fort Malden, Amherstburg”: Fort Malden at Amherstburg, Ontario. Guest John Macleod. Nov 23 2017...
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  • Blockhouse Fort Amherstburg Fort Drummond Fort Erie Fort Frederick Fort Frontenac Fort George Fort Henry Fort Malden Fort Mississauga Fort Norfolk Fort St. Joseph...
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  • winner. American forces drove British soldiers back into a nearby fort, Fort Malden, but the next day Americans abandoned the ground gained. However,...
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    parents at Fort Malden, Amherstburg. His step-mother, Marie Archange Barthe, told him of stories about early Detroit and the Siege of Fort Detroit in...
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    counterpart to the British Fort Malden located in Amherstburg. In 1841, Congress appropriated funds to build a chain of forts stretching from the east coast...
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    steamship Ann continued on toward Fort Malden on the Canadian shore. On January 9, the Patriots began shelling Fort Malden and the town of Amherstburg from...
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    The fort would be succeeded by Fort Detroit and Fort Wayne and by Fort Amherstburg and Fort Malden on the opposite shore. The car brand Cadillac was...
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    recognition of their service during the war. He retired to his farm near Fort Malden (present-day Amherstburg, Ontario) prior to the outbreak of the War of...
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    Birchtown - Nova Scotia Dawn settlement - Ontario Elgin settlement - Ontario Fort Malden - Ontario Queen's Bush - Ontario Wikimedia Commons has media related...
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    General William Henry Harrison was attempting to recover Fort Detroit and capture Fort Malden at Amherstburg, Ontario during the last months of 1812 and...
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    mix of guns taken from other ships in the Lake Erie squadron and from Fort Malden. The hodgepodge armament was composed of one 24-pounder carronade, one...
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    several building improvements planned for Upper Canadian defense forts such as Fort Malden in Amherstburg, which the British government later abandoned,...
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    used the island to train and to spy on the British, who were located at Fort Malden, Ontario, Canada. At that point, the war had been going on for 32 months...
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