Fort Assumption

Fort Assumption was a French fortification constructed in 1739 on the fourth Chickasaw Bluff on the Mississippi River in Shelby County, present day Memphis, Tennessee. The fort was used as a base against the Chickasaw in the unsuccessful Indian-removal Campaign of 1739.

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Location: 35.122, -90.074, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  First Battle of Memphis ⓘ
  1862 naval battle of the American Civil War

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  Second Battle of Memphis ⓘ
  1864 raid of the American Civil War in Tennessee

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  Fort Prudhomme ⓘ
  human settlement in Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America

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  Fort Assumption ⓘ
  18th century French military base in present day Tennessee

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  Fort San Fernando De Las Barrancas ⓘ
  Spanish colonial fort

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  Fort Pickering ⓘ
  fort in Tennessee

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1739 Fort Assumption

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1862 First Battle of Memphis

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1864 Second Battle of Memphis

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1795 — 1797 Fort San Fernando De Las Barrancas

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1810 Fort Pickering

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Fort De Lassomption Memphis TN LoC map

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1862	First Battle of Memphis	United States, Confederate States of America, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Second Battle of Memphis	battle	Wikidata
link	page		FortWiki page@		Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Prudhomme	unincorporated community in the United States, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1739	Fort Assumption	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1795	Fort San Fernando De Las Barrancas	fort, human settlement	Wikidata
site	fort	1810	Fort Pickering	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Fort De Lassomption Memphis TN LoC map		Commons