Fort Miami (Indiana)

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Fort Miami, built by the French under Jean Baptiste Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes in 1715, was originally called Fort Philippe and was also known as Fort des Miamis at the present-day city of Fort Wayne, Indiana where the St. Joseph River and St. Marys River merge to form the Maumee River. In November 1760 the French lost control of the fort to the British during the French and Indian War. In 1763 the British lost control of the fort during Pontiac's Rebellion and the fort was destroyed.

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