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Fort Ontario is an American historic bastion fort situated by the City of Oswego in Oswego County, New York.[1]

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  1. 42 relations: American Civil War, American Revolutionary War, Barbette, Bastion, Bastion fort, Battle of Fort Oswego, Battle of Fort Oswego (1814), Casemate, Counterscarp, David Paterson, Fort George (New York), Fort Jackson, Louisiana, Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter, Fort Oswego, French and Indian War, Howitzer, Jay Treaty, Lake Ontario, List of New York historic sites, Loophole (firearm), Magazine (artillery), Marinus Willett, National Guard, National Register of Historic Places, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Oswego County, New York, Oswego River (New York), Oswego, New York, Parapet, Pentagon, Pontiac (Odawa leader), Pontiac's War, Ravelin, Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, State University of New York at Oswego, War of 1812, World War I, World War II, 1st Infantry Division (United States), 28th Infantry Regiment (United States), 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, 3rd New York Regiment.

  2. Colonial forts in New York (state)
  3. Forts in New York (state)
  4. Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
  5. Living museums in New York (state)
  6. Military and war museums in New York (state)
  7. Military history of the Great Lakes
  8. New York (state) historic sites
  9. New York State Register of Historic Places in Oswego County

American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.

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Barbette

Barbettes are several types of gun emplacement in terrestrial fortifications or on naval ships.

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Bastion

A bastion or bulwark is a structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification, most commonly angular in shape and positioned at the corners of the fort.

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Bastion fort

A bastion fort or trace italienne (a phrase derived from non-standard French, literally meaning 'Italian outline') is a fortification in a style that evolved during the early modern period of gunpowder when the cannon came to dominate the battlefield.

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Battle of Fort Oswego

The Battle of Fort Oswego was one in a series of early French victories in the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War won in spite of New France's military vulnerability.

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Battle of Fort Oswego (1814)

The Battle of Fort Ontario was a partially successful British raid on Fort Ontario and the village of Oswego, New York on May 6, 1814 during the War of 1812.

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Casemate

A casemate is a fortified gun emplacement or armored structure from which guns are fired, in a fortification, warship, or armoured fighting vehicle.

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Counterscarp

A scarp and a counterscarp are the inner and outer sides, respectively, of a ditch or moat used in fortifications.

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David Paterson

David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 55th governor of New York, succeeding Eliot Spitzer, who resigned, and serving out nearly three years of Spitzer's term from March 2008 to December 2010.

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Fort George (New York)

Fort George was the name of five different forts in what is now the state of New York. Fort Ontario and fort George (New York) are British forts in the United States, colonial forts in New York (state) and forts in New York (state).

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Fort Jackson, Louisiana

Fort Jackson is a historic masonry fort located up river from the mouth of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.

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Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter

The Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter, also known as "Safe Haven", located in Oswego, New York was the first and only refugee center established in the United States during World War II.

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Fort Oswego

Fort Oswego was an 18th-century trading post in the Great Lakes region in North America, which became the site of a battle between French and British forces in 1756 during the French and Indian War. Fort Ontario and fort Oswego are British forts in the United States, colonial forts in New York (state), forts in New York (state), French and Indian War forts and military history of the Great Lakes.

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French and Indian War

The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes. Fort Ontario and French and Indian War are military history of the Great Lakes.

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Howitzer

The howitzer is an artillery weapon that falls between a cannon (or field gun) and a mortar.

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Jay Treaty

The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, Between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, commonly known as the Jay Treaty, and also as Jay's Treaty, was a 1794 treaty between the United States and Great Britain that averted war, resolved issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris of 1783 (which ended the American Revolutionary War), and facilitated ten years of peaceful trade between the United States and Britain in the midst of the French Revolutionary Wars, which began in 1792.

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Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.

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List of New York historic sites

This is a list of New York (state) historic sites. Fort Ontario and list of New York historic sites are new York (state) historic sites.

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Loophole (firearm)

A loophole is a protected small opening, which allows a firearm to be aimed and discharged, while providing cover and concealment for the rifleman.

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Magazine (artillery)

A magazine is an item or place within which ammunition or other explosive material is stored.

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Marinus Willett

Colonel Marinus Willett (July 31, 1740 – August 22, 1830) was an American military officer, politician and merchant who served as the mayor of New York City from 1807 to 1808.

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National Guard

National guard is the name used by a wide variety of current and historical uniformed organizations in different countries.

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value".

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New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP) is a state agency within the New York State Executive Department charged with the operation of state parks and historic sites within the U.S. state of New York.

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Oswego County, New York

Oswego County is a county in the U.S. state of New York.

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Oswego River (New York)

The Oswego River is a river in upstate New York in the United States.

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Oswego, New York

Oswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States.

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Parapet

A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure.

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Pentagon

In geometry, a pentagon is any five-sided polygon or 5-gon.

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Pontiac (Odawa leader)

Pontiac or Obwaandi'eyaag (c. 1714/20 – April 20, 1769) was an Odawa war chief known for his role in the war named for him, from 1763 to 1766 leading Native Americans in an armed struggle against the British in the Great Lakes region due to, among other reasons, dissatisfaction with British policies.

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Pontiac's War

Pontiac's War (also known as Pontiac's Conspiracy or Pontiac's Rebellion) was launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of Native Americans who were dissatisfied with British rule in the Great Lakes region following the French and Indian War (1754–1763).

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Ravelin

A ravelin is a triangular fortification or detached outwork, located in front of the innerworks of a fortress (the curtain walls and bastions).

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Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet

Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (– 11 July 1774), was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Ireland known for his military and governance work in British colonial America.

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State University of New York at Oswego

State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego or Oswego State) is a public university in the City of Oswego and Town of Oswego, New York.

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War of 1812

The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North America.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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1st Infantry Division (United States)

The 1st Infantry Division (1ID) is a combined arms division of the United States Army, and is the oldest continuously serving division in the Regular Army.

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28th Infantry Regiment (United States)

Since the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, three regiments have held the designation 28th Infantry Regiment.

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2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division

The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, also known as the Dagger Brigade, is a maneuver brigade combat team in the 1st Infantry Division of the U.S. Army stationed in Fort Riley, Kansas.

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3rd New York Regiment

The 3rd New York Regiment was authorized May 25, 1775, and organized from June 28 to August 4 from the counties of Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, and Suffolk under the command of Colonel James Clinton for five months service in Canada.

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See also

Colonial forts in New York (state)

Forts in New York (state)

Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)

Living museums in New York (state)

Military and war museums in New York (state)

Military history of the Great Lakes

New York (state) historic sites

New York State Register of Historic Places in Oswego County

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Ontario