ONTARIO, FORT
\ɒntˈɑːɹɪˌə͡ʊ], \ɒntˈɑːɹɪˌəʊ], \ɒ_n_t_ˈɑː_ɹ_ɪ__ˌəʊ]\
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Erected in 1756 during the French and Indian wars by the English troops under Shirley at Oswego, N. Y. It was attacked the same year, while commanded by Colonel Mercer, by Montcalm. Both Oswego and Ontario were captured, and the latter was burned to the ground.
By John Franklin Jameson
