Fort Miami was the name of several forts in what is now the United States.

Michigan

Fort Miami was a fort on the bank of the St. Joseph River at the site of the present-day city of St. Joseph, Michigan.

It was established in November 1679 by a band of French explorers led by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle on the banks of what was then called the River Miami as a mission and Indian trading outpost.

Indiana

In 1715, the French built another Fort Miami, originally called Fort Philippe and 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, when the fort was destroyed.

Ohio

Fort Miami was a fort built on the Maumee River at the site of the present-day city of Toledo, Ohio. It was built by the British on U.S. territory in defiance of the terms of the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolutionary War. The fort played a role in British support for Native American hostilities against the U.S. In August 1794, Anthony Wayne defeated the Native Americans at the Battle of Fallen Timbers within sight of Fort Miami. Under the terms of Jay's Treaty, the British evacuated frontier posts within U.S. territory. The British again occupied the site during the War of 1812, which at the time was opposite the American Fort Meigs.

External links

• Fort Miami Heritage Society (Michigan)