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Attack on Fort Dearborn (Fort Dearborn Massacre)

On August 15, 1812, Potawatomi warriors attacked U.S. troops and civilians evacuating Fort Dearborn (near present-day Chicago), killing and capturing many of the garrison and settlers.

Attack on Fort Dearborn (Fort Dearborn Massacre)

The massacre intensified frontier fear and hostility, shaped subsequent U.S. military and civilian responses in the Old Northwest, and became a lasting symbol of frontier violence during the War of 1812.

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