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War of 1812 The Forts
 * Fort Erie was the first British fort to be constructed as part of a network after the Seven Years of war.
 * Fort Wayne Indiana was established by Captain Jean Francois Hamtramck under orders from general ‘Mad’ Anthony Wayne.
 * Fort Holmes was redoubt on the highest point of Mackinac Island made in 1812 by British forces during the war of 1812.
 * Fort Niagara is a fortification originally built to protect New France in North America.
 * Fort Defiance Ohio was ordered to be built by general ‘Mad ‘Anthony Wayne in August 1794 at the confluence of Auglaize and Maumee rivers.