Fort Loudoun

Fort Loudoun (or Fort Loudon, after the modern spelling of the town) was a fort in colonial Pennsylvania, one of several forts in colonial America named after John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun. The fort was built in 1756 during the French and Indian War by the Second Battalion of the Pennsylvania Regiment under Colonel John Armstrong, and served as a post on the Forbes Road during the Forbes expedition that successfully drove the French away from Fort Duquesne. The fort remained occupied through Pontiac's War and served as a base for Colonel Henry Bouquet's 1764 campaign. In the 1765 Black Boys Rebellion, Fort Loudoun was assaulted by angry settlers, when their guns were confiscated after they destroyed supplies intended for Native Americans. The garrison retreated to Fort Bedford and the fort was abandoned.

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Fort Loudoun zajmuje 2528. miejsce na 5479 w rankingu rozpoznawalności zamków tego atlasu i 64. wśród 77 obiektów w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Powstał w 1756 i jest starszy niż 19% datowanych obiektów atlasu — jeden z 329 obiektów atlasu powstałych w XVIII wiek. Zobacz w statystykach zamków, jak wypada Stany Zjednoczone.

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