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Fort Meigs
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Fort Meigs
Fort Meigs
was a United States fortification along the
Maumee River
in
Ohio
during the
War of 1812
. The British army, supported by
Tecumseh's Confederacy
, failed to capture the fort during the
Siege of Fort Meigs
. It is named in honor of
Ohio
governor
Return J. Meigs, Jr.
, for his support in providing General
William Henry Harrison
with militia and supplies for the line of forts along the
Old Northwest
frontier.
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