Defiance in Defiance County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Reinforcement Work

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 11, 2020

1. Reinforcement Work Marker

Inscription. Anthony Wayne defeated the Indian Confederation at the Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794. The retreating Indians were locked out of Fort Miamis by their British allies. Wayne noted the artillery mounted at the British Fort. Upon returning to Fort Defiance, he ordered Major Henry Burbeck to strengthen the garrison to withstand artillery rounds. A parapet, an earthen wall ten feet thick, sloping upward six feet from the ditch to the pickets, was placed outside the picket walls and around blockhouses. It was supported by a log wall on the side of the ditch and by fascines or fagots (bundles of sticks). A ditch, six teen feet wide and eight feet deep, surrounded the garrison except on the side toward the Auglaize River. sharpened diagonal pickets, set one foot apart projected over the ditch. A parapet and abatis were used to protect the Auglaize River side. At the point, two lines of pickets converged toward a ditch eight feet deep from which river water was procured. Within the fort were officers quarters, a bake oven, and a powder magazine.

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lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is August 20, 1794.

Location. 41° 17.233′ N, 84° 21.433′ W. Marker is in Defiance, Ohio, in Defiance County. It is at the intersection of Fort Street and Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Fort Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 320 Fort St, Defiance OH 43512, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp

and in the Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Anthony Wayne's Fort Defiance (here, next to this marker); Frontier Fort 1794-1796 (here, next to this marker); Location Of The Bake Oven (here, next to this marker); South

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 11, 2020

2. Reinforcement Work Marker

Blockhouse (here, next to this marker); Fort Winchester (here, next to this marker); Fort Defiance (a few steps from this marker); Flood Poles (a few steps from this marker); Location Of The Officers Quarters (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Defiance.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.