Fort Assumption
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Opened | August 15, 1739 |
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Function | Fortification |
Built by | French Army |
Past commander | Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville |
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ID | 735613 |
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.