Fort Oswego was an important frontier post for British traders in the 18th century. A trading post was established in 1722 with a log palisade, and New York's governor Burnet ordered a fort built at the site in 1727. The fort was a log palisade and established a British presence on the Great Lakes. This fort was captured and destroyed by the French in 1756. The site is now included in the city of Oswego, New York. Jump to: navigation, search In the United States and Canada, the frontier was the term applied until the end of the 19th century to the zone of unsettled land outside the region of existing settlements of European immigrants and their descendants. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... A trading post is a place where trading of goods takes place. ... Events Abraham De Moivre states De Moivres theorem connecting trigonometric functions and complex numbers Publication of the first book of Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier Fall of Persias Safavid dynasty during a bloody revolt of the Afghani people. ... Palisade and Moat A palisade is a Medieval wooden fence or wall of variable height, used as a defensive structure. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² or 54,556 square miles (27th)  - Land... Jump to: navigation, search A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... William Burnet (March, 1688-September 7, 1728) was a British civil servant and colonial administrator who served as governor of New York and New Jersey (1720-1728) and Massachusetts (1728). ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Great Lakes from space The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes on or near the United States-Canadian border. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Categories: Television stations in Toronto | CHUM Limited ... Oswego is a city located in Oswego County, New York. ...

Oswego Fortification System

Many historic references to Fort Oswego actually refer to other forts. The terrain at the site explains this. The original fort was built around the trading post on the lower ground on the south east side of the river. This was convenient to canoe and bateaux traffic. A stone blockhouse was added in 1727, and was called Fort Burnet. A triangular stone wall, ten feet (3 m) high and three feet (1 m) wide was added in 1741, and the entire enclosure was called Fort Pepperrell. Besides these expansions, Fort Ontario as built on the high ground on the north side of the river, and Fort George was added to the bluff located a half mile (800 m) to the southwest. Jump to: navigation, search Canoe at El Nido, Philippines A canoe is a relatively small boat, typically human-powered, but also commonly sailed. ... A light, flatbottom boat with a sharply pointed bow and stern. ... Jump to: navigation, search Our earth is composed of three main types of rock, each having been formed in its own special way. ... A 19th-century-era block house in Fort York, Toronto In military science, a blockhouse is a small, isolated fort in the form of a single building. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. ... Jump to: navigation, search A wall is a usually solid structure that defines and sometimes protects space. ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ... M is the thirteenth letter of the Latin alphabet. ... M is the thirteenth letter of the Latin alphabet. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events April 10 - Austrian army attack troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz August 10 - Raja of Travancore defeats Dutch East India Company naval expedition at Battle of Colachel December 19 - Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia December 25 - Anders Celsius develops his... Fort Ontario is an historic fort situated by the City of Oswego, in Oswego County, New York in the United States of America. ... Fort George is a historic military structure at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, that was the scene of several battles during the War of 1812. ...

To confuse matters further, Fort George was also called Fort Rascal or the West Fort. Fort Ontario was also known as the Fort of the Six Nations or the East Fort. The French knew Fort Oswego as Fort Chouaguen. Some references to Fort Oswego refer to the entire complex.

The French and Indian War

During the French and Indian War, the French commander, General Montcalm, arrived in August with 3,000 men. His force included 3 regiments of regulars, several companies of Canadian militia, and numerous Indians. He first captured Fort Ontario, then began the assault on Fort Oswego. Oswego was the stronger fortification, but it was now downhill from 120 cannons in the abandoned Fort Ontario. Montcalm swept the fort with cannon fire, killing the British commander, Colonel Mercer, in the bombardment. British forces were forced to surrender on August 15, 1756. Jump to: navigation, search The French and Indian War is the American name for the decisive nine-year conflict (1754-1763) in North America between the Kingdom of Great Britain and France, which was one of the theatres of the Seven Years War. ... Jump to: navigation, search General is a high military rank, used by nearly every country in the world. ... Portrait of Montcalm Montcalm trying to stop Native Americans from attacking British soldiers and civilians as they leave Fort William Henry. ... Jump to: navigation, search A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ... Jump to: navigation, search // US Army In the United States military, infantry companies are usually made up of three rifle platoons and a heavy weapons platoon; tank companies are usually made up of three tank platoons and a command element. ... Jump to: navigation, search A militia is a group of citizens organized to provide paramilitary service. ... Nakhal Fort, one of the best-preserved forts in Oman. ... A small cast-iron cannon on a carriage A cannon is any large tubular firearm designed to fire a heavy projectile over a considerable distance. ... Colonel (Spanish: Coronel; German: Oberst; Russian:Полко́вник/Polkovnik) is both a military rank and civilian title, used by nearly every country in the world. ... Surrender is when soldiers give up fighting and become prisoners of war, either as individuals or when ordered to by their officers . ... Jump to: navigation, search August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Montcalm gave much of the British supplies to his Indian allies, and destroyed the fort. He returned to Quebec in triumph with 1,700 prisoners. His actions made a very strong impression on the Indian allies of the British, and caused the Oneida and the Seneca tribes to switch to the French side. Inside Nexus Distribution, a United States logistics provider. ... An alliance can be: an agreement between two parties, made in order to advance common goals and to secure common interests. ... The first European explorer of what is now Quebec was Jacques Cartier, who planted a cross either in the Gaspé in 1534 or at Old Fort Bay on the Lower North Shore and sailed into the St. ... The Oneida (Onayotekaono or the People of the Upright Stone) are a tribe of American Indians and comprise one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Seneca are a Native American people, one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois League. ...

Later Actions

The site was used for shore batteries in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, but was never again fortified. Revolutionary War references to Fort Oswego are actually referring to Fort Ontario. The original site is commemorated at West First and Lake Street in Oswego, New York. Fort George was located in what is now Montcalm Park. In military science, a battery is a group of artillery cannons or rockets, so grouped in order to facilitate battlefield communication and the organization of barrages. ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ... Jump to: navigation, search The War of 1812 was a conflict fought on land in North America and at sea around the world between the United States and United Kingdom from 1812 to 1815. ... Fort Ontario is an historic fort situated by the City of Oswego, in Oswego County, New York in the United States of America. ...