Fort Armstrong

Fort Armstrong (1816–1836), was one of a chain of western frontier defenses which the United States erected after the War of 1812. It was located at the foot of Rock Island, in the Mississippi River near the present-day Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. It was five miles from the principal Sauk and Meskwaki village on the Rock River in Illinois. Of stone and timber construction, 300 feet square, the fort was begun in May 1816 and completed the following year and consisted of three large blockhouses, like the replica, on its prominent corners. In 1832, the U.S. Army used the fort as a military headquarters during the Black Hawk War. It was normally garrisoned by two companies of United States Army regulars. With the pacification of the Indian threat in Illinois, the U.S. Government ceased operations at Fort Armstrong and the U.S. Army abandoned the frontier fort in 1836.

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  Battle of Rock Island Rapids ⓘ
  1814 battle

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  Battle of Credit Island ⓘ
  One of the westernmost battles of the War of 1812 was fought here between Sauk Indians with British support and a regiment under the command of major Zachary Taylor.

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  Fort Armstrong ⓘ
  fort in Illinois, United States

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  Rock Island Arsenal Museum ⓘ
  museum at the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois

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1814 Battle of Rock Island Rapids

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1814 Battle of Credit Island

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1905 Rock Island Arsenal Museum

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Old Fort Armstrong, on Rock Island - History of Iowa

Fort Armstrong about 1845

Map and Text Describing the Location of Fort Armstrong on Rock Island, Illinois - NARA - 6861819

Fort Armstrong Skizze

Topographical View of Rock Island 1819

Fort Armstrong

Fort armstrong

Fort Armstrong, Davenport, Rock Island and Moline

Fort Armstrong on Rock Island (todays Arsenal Island)

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1814	Battle of Rock Island Rapids	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1814	Battle of Credit Island	United States, Zachary Taylor, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Sauk people, Black Hawk	Wikidata
link	page		FortWiki page@		Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1980	Lewis Machine & Tool Company	arms industry, privately held company	Wikidata
site	fort	1816	Fort Armstrong	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1905	Rock Island Arsenal Museum	military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Old Fort Armstrong, on Rock Island - History of Iowa		Commons
commons	image		Fort Armstrong about 1845		Commons
commons	image		Map and Text Describing the Location of Fort Armstrong on Rock Island, Illinois - NARA - 6861819		Commons
commons	image		Fort Armstrong Skizze		Commons
commons	image		Topographical View of Rock Island 1819		Commons
commons	image		Fort Armstrong		Commons
commons	image		Fort armstrong		Commons
commons	image		Fort Armstrong, Davenport, Rock Island and Moline		Commons
commons	image		Fort Armstrong on Rock Island (todays Arsenal Island)		Commons
commons	image		Meyers Universum Band 20 16		Commons