STEPHENSON, FORT
\stˈɛfənsən], \stˈɛfənsən], \s_t_ˈɛ_f_ə_n_s_ə_n]\
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(Fremont, O.), garrisoned by 160 men under Major Croghan, was attacked August 1, 1813, by General Proctor and Tecumtha with 4000 men. After a heavy bombardment, a charge was made but gallantly repulsed. The British lost 121, the Americans only one killed.
By John Franklin Jameson
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