Fort Shelby (Wisconsin)
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fort-shelby-wisconsin-265-15185988
title:
Fort Shelby (Wisconsin)
text:
Fort Shelby was a United States military installation in Prairie du Chien. Illinois Territory, built in 1814. It was named for Isaac Shelby, Revolutionary War soldier and first governor of Kentucky. The fort was captured by the British during the Siege of Prairie du Chien in July 1814. The British renamed the fort Fort McKay after Major William McKay, the commander of the forces that won the battle. Fort McKay remained under British control until 1815, when the British destroyed it before leavin
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1814–1815 fort in Wisconsin, before Fort Crawford
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Shelby_(Wisconsin)
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date modified:
2022-03-18T02:15:06Z
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13
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