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Fort Dearborn, massacre at


Subject History

Place Northern America » United States of America

DOI: 10.1111/b.9781577180999.1997.x


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(Ill.) Under orders to withdraw to F ort D etroit , Captain Nathan Heald evacuated his 57 troops at Chicago on 15 August 1812. Five hundred P otawatomi I ndians , who had promised Heald safe conduct, attacked his force on Lake Michigan, accepted their surrender, and then treacherously killed most of them, including 29 soldiers, 11 adult civilians, and 12 children. ... log in or subscribe to read full text

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A Dictionary of American History



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