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Fort Schlosser

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or Fort du Portage, a small fortification built by the French (Daniel-Marie Chabert de Joncaire) which was burned by the retreating French prior to the Siege of
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from Fort Little Niagara was incorporated into Fort Schlosser. Fort Grey guarded the end of the portage in
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Historic British colonial fort in Niagara Falls, New York, United States
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The fort consisted of a wood stockade with several structures within:
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guards the mouth of the Niagara where it flows into
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Buildings and structures in Niagara Falls, New York
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Niagara Falls

43°4′39.14″N 79°00′56.02″W / 43.0775389°N 79.0155611°W / 43.0775389; -79.0155611
Great Britain
US Army
Joseph Schlosser
British Army
US Army
New York
British colonial forces
portage
Niagara Falls
Captain
Joseph Schlosser
Royal American Regiment of Foot
storehouses
Living quarters
cannons
Fort Petite Niagara
Fort Niagara
Old Stone Chimney
Lewiston, NY
Fort Niagara
Lake Ontario
American troops
War of 1812
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara County, New York
New York Power Authority
Robert Moses Parkway

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