Siege of Fort Henry

The second siege of Fort Henry was a three-day engagement during the American Revolutionary War that began on September 11, 1782. A force of about 260 Wyandot, Shawnee, Mingo and Lenape attacked Fort Henry, an American fortification at what is now Wheeling, West Virginia. They were accompanied by 40 soldiers from Butler's Rangers, a British provincial regiment. The siege was one of the last engagements of the Revolutionary War. In the 19th century, the story of the siege became well known to Americans due to the "gunpowder exploit" of Betty Zane.

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Location: 40.0639, -80.725, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1782 Siege of Fort Henry

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1777 Siege of Fort Henry

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1774-10-01T00:00:00Z

1774 Dunmore's War

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Frameless

Later painting of the Siege of fort henry at wheeling WV

Elizabeth Zane

Rice's Fort

Drawing of Fort Henry in Wheeling, WV

Nativesiegeforthenry

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1777	Siege of Fort Henry	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1782	Siege of Fort Henry	siege	Wikidata
event	war	1774	Dunmore's War	war, Mingo, Shawnee, Colony of Virginia	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	ADBC Museum, Education & Research Center	military museum, museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Later painting of the Siege of fort henry at wheeling WV		Commons
commons	image		Elizabeth Zane		Commons
commons	image		Rice's Fort		Commons
commons	image		Drawing of Fort Henry in Wheeling, WV		Commons
commons	image		Nativesiegeforthenry		Commons