Fort Assumption photograph

Fort Assumption

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Opened August 15, 1739
FunctionFortification
Built by French Army
Past commander Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
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About Fort Assumption


Fort Assumption was a French fortification constructed in 1739 on the fourth Chickasaw Bluff on the Mississippi River at present day Memphis, Tennessee. The fort was used as a base against the Chickasaw in the abortive Campaign of 1739.

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