The Forts of Fort Wayne: Twenty-Five Years of Army Occupation at the Three RiversMain MenuWhy Fort Wayne MattersThe Goals of this ProjectFortifying the RiversThe First American Fort is BuiltA New Century and a New FortThe Second Fort, 1800-1815Statehood SentryThe Third Fort, 1815-1819A Fort RebornPreserving the Past for the Next GenerationCory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25
The Legion was trained to fight in both traditional line combat and more flexible skirmish tactics that were needed in the heavily wooded frontier.
1media/Road_to_FallenTimbers focus on enlisted_thumb.jpg2023-03-21T16:17:57+00:00Cory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25The Enlisted of the Legion1Uniforms of the period were designed to impress enemies and easily identify friend from foe on a sulphur smoke filled battlefield. There were only small changes made to this uniform until 1810. Illustrated by Charles McBarron.media/Road_to_FallenTimbers focus on enlisted.jpgplain2023-03-21T16:17:57+00:00The American Soldier Collection, U.S. Army Center of Military HistoryCory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25