Fort Ontario, the Glossary
Fort Ontario is an American historic bastion fort situated by the City of Oswego in Oswego County, New York.[1]
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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.
- 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pentagon
In geometry, a pentagon is any five-sided polygon or 5-gon.
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).
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)
- Fort Amsterdam
- Fort Brewerton
- Fort Brooklyn
- Fort Bull
- Fort Carillon
- Fort Conti
- Fort Crown Point
- Fort Denonville
- Fort Frederick (Albany)
- Fort George (New York)
- Fort Herkimer
- Fort Hunter, New York
- Fort Lévis
- Fort Nassau (North River)
- Fort Niagara
- Fort Ontario
- Fort Orange (New Netherland)
- Fort Oswego
- Fort Saint-Frédéric
- Fort Schlosser
- Fort Stanwix
- Fort Ticonderoga
- Fort Wadsworth
- Fort William Henry
- Fort de La Présentation
- Rogers Island (New York)
- Wall Street
Forts in New York (state)
- Camp Hero State Park
- Fort Brewerton
- Fort Bull
- Fort Carillon
- Fort Clinton
- Fort Conti
- Fort Crown Point
- Fort Dayton
- Fort Denonville
- Fort Drum
- Fort Franklin (New York)
- Fort George (New York)
- Fort Golgotha and the Old Burial Hill Cemetery
- Fort H. G. Wright
- Fort Herkimer
- Fort Hunter, New York
- Fort Klock
- Fort Lévis
- Fort Michie
- Fort Montgomery (Hudson River)
- Fort Niagara
- Fort Ontario
- Fort Oswego
- Fort Porter
- Fort Saint-Frédéric
- Fort Salonga
- Fort Schlosser
- Fort Slocum
- Fort Stanwix
- Fort Terry
- Fort Ticonderoga
- Fort Tompkins (Buffalo, New York)
- Fort Tompkins (Plattsburgh, New York)
- Fort Tompkins (Sackets Harbor, New York)
- Fort Tyler
- Fort Wadsworth
- Fort William Henry
- Fort au Fer (New York)
- Fort de La Présentation
- Gardiners Point Island
- Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound
- Old Fort Schuyler
- Old Stone Fort (Schoharie, New York)
- Rogers Island (New York)
- United States Military Academy
Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Battery Weed
- Castle Clinton
- Castle Williams
- Fort Brewerton
- Fort Brown Site
- Fort Crown Point
- Fort Jay
- Fort Klock
- Fort Montgomery (Hudson River)
- Fort Montgomery (Lake Champlain)
- Fort Niagara
- Fort Ontario
- Fort Orange (New Netherland)
- Fort Saint-Frédéric
- Fort Salonga
- Fort Schuyler
- Fort Ticonderoga
- Fort Tilden
- Fort Tompkins (Staten Island)
- Fort Totten (Queens)
- Fort Tryon Park
- Fort Washington (Manhattan)
- Fort de La Présentation
- Governors Island
- Old Fort Johnson
- Old Stone Barracks
- Old Stone Fort (Schoharie, New York)
- Rogers Island (New York)
- United States Military Academy
Living museums in New York (state)
- 1812 Homestead Farm and Museum
- Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village
- Fort Klock
- Fort Ontario
- Fort Ticonderoga
- Fort William Henry
- Genesee Country Village and Museum
- Historic Richmond Town
- Knox's Headquarters State Historic Site
- Lake–Tysen House
- Mulford Farmhouse
- Old Bethpage Village Restoration
- Pantigo Windmill
- Philipsburg Manor House
- Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site
- Sainte Marie among the Iroquois
- Wantagh Railroad Complex
Military and war museums in New York (state)
- American Airpower Museum
- Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park
- Camp Shanks
- Castle Williams
- Cradle of Aviation Museum
- Crown Point State Historic Site
- Dunkirk Light
- Empire State Aerosciences Museum
- Fort Crown Point
- Fort Jay
- Fort Niagara
- Fort Ontario
- Fort Schuyler
- Fort Stanwix
- Fort Ticonderoga
- Fort Totten (Queens)
- Fort Wadsworth
- Fort William Henry
- Harbor Defense Museum
- Intrepid Museum
- Iron Building (Watervliet Arsenal)
- Montauk County Park
- Nash (tugboat)
- National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
- National Warplane Museum
- Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site
- Sampson State Park
- Spyscape
- Stony Point Battlefield
- USS Croaker
- USS Growler (SSG-577)
- USS Intrepid (CV-11)
- USS Little Rock (CL-92)
- USS Slater
- USS The Sullivans (DD-537)
- United States Military Academy
- War of 1812 Museum (Plattsburgh)
Military history of the Great Lakes
- Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard
- Battle of Mackinac Island (1814)
- Beaver Wars
- Capture of Fort Erie
- Engagements on Lake Huron
- Fort Brady
- Fort Conti
- Fort Drummond (Drummond Island, Michigan)
- Fort Frontenac
- Fort Gratiot
- Fort Mackinac
- Fort Niagara
- Fort Ontario
- Fort Oswego
- Fort St. Joseph (Ontario)
- Fort de Buade
- Fox Wars
- French and Indian War
- Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard
- Nancy (1789 ship)
- Naval Shipyards, York (Upper Canada)
- Old Fort Erie
- Penetanguishene Naval Yard
- Provincial Marine
- Siege of Fort Erie
- Siege of Fort Mackinac
New York (state) historic sites
- Balmville Tree
- Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site
- Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve
- Clermont State Historic Site
- Clinton House (Poughkeepsie, New York)
- Council Rock (Oyster Bay, New York)
- Croton Aqueduct
- Crown Point State Historic Site
- Darwin D. Martin House
- Fort Clinton
- Fort Crailo
- Fort Crown Point
- Fort Montgomery (Hudson River)
- Fort Niagara
- Fort Ontario
- Ganondagan State Historic Site
- George Barton House
- Grant Cottage State Historic Site
- Hendrick I. Lott House
- Herkimer Home State Historic Site
- Hyde Hall
- John Brown Farm State Historic Site
- John Jay Homestead State Historic Site
- Johnson Hall State Historic Site
- Knox's Headquarters State Historic Site
- List of New York historic sites
- Lorenzo State Historic Site
- National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
- New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site
- Olana State Historic Site
- Old Erie Canal State Historic Park
- Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site
- Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
- Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park
- Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site
- Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site
- Schuyler Mansion
- Senate House State Historic Site
- Sonnenberg Gardens
- Staatsburgh State Historic Site
- Steuben Memorial State Historic Site
- Stony Point Battlefield
- Tallman-Budke House
- Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site
- Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site
- Woodchuck Lodge
New York State Register of Historic Places in Oswego County
- Fort Ontario