Fort Miami (on the site of present…

May 1763 CE

Fort Miami (on the site of present Fort Wayne, Indiana) is the third fort to fall.

On May 27, 1763, the commander is lured out of the fort by his Native mistress and shot dead by Miami Native Americans.

The nine-man garrison surrenders after the fort is surrounded.

Locations
Fort Wayne Allen Indiana United States View →

People
Guyasuta View → Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst View → Neolin View → Pontiac (Ottawa leader) View → William Johnson, 1st Baronet View →

Groups
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee, also known as the League of Peace and Power, Five Nations, or Six Nations) View → Wyandot, or Wendat, or Huron people (Amerind tribe) View → Miami (Amerind tribe) View → Lenape or Lenni-Lenape (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans) View → Ojibwa, or Ojibwe, aka or Chippewa (Amerind tribe) View → Odawa, or Ottawa, people (Amerind tribe) View → Seneca (Amerind tribe) View → Mascouten (Amerind tribe) View → Kickapoo people (Amerind tribe) View → Potawatomi (Amerind tribe) View → Wea (Amerind tribe) View → Piankeshaw (Amerind tribe) View → Shawnees, or Shawanos (Amerind tribe) View → Ohio Country View → Illinois Country View → Britain, Kingdom of Great View → Mingo (Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma) View →

Topics
Colonization of the Americas, British View → Seven Years' War View → Pontiac's War (Pontiac's Rebellion of Conspiracy) View →

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Weapons View → Hides and feathers View → Beer, wine, and spirits View → Land View →

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Conflict View → Faith View → Government View → Custom and Law View → Movements View →

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