Description: Fort Ontario: The first British fort at Oswego was Fort Oswego in 1722 on the West side of the river. The British added Forts Ontario (East side) and George (West of Oswego) starting construction in September 1755. This original Fort Ontario (Also known as Fort of the Six Nations and East Fort) was 192 feet square (800 feet in circumfrence) of log construction 20 to 30 inches thick and 9 feet high with an en glacis counterscarp, surrounded by an 18 x 8 foot ditch. The fortifications included redans at the center of each side, and a barracks was constructed. All three were destroyed by Montcalm in 1756. A British force reoccupied the Oswego area in June 1759, and constructed temporary fortifications, during BG Prideaux's expedition against Fort Niagara, and fought off an attack from La Presentation 5 July.

County: Oswego County

City, State: Oswego, New York

See Also:

Fort Oswego

Fort George

Fort Niagara

La Presentation

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Fort Ontario, 1839-42 Earthworks