it occurred a year after British general Cornwallis surrender at york town.
Admiral Foote
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In the first failed attack not much resulted. (George Washington almost died) The second (successful) attack directed by Pitt turned the tide for the British. Fort Duquesne then became renamed Fort Pitt (becomes Pittsburgh).
fort Henry and fort donleson happen in northern TN.
it was the first real important battle of the Civil War. It finalized that South Carolina was part of the Confederacy
Admiral Foote
Molly Scott I believe.?
Admiral Foote
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Yes he used 7 gunboats from the Western Flotilla under the command of Flag Officer Andrew Foote in the attack against Fort Henry.
In the first failed attack not much resulted. (George Washington almost died) The second (successful) attack directed by Pitt turned the tide for the British. Fort Duquesne then became renamed Fort Pitt (becomes Pittsburgh).
fort Henry and fort donleson happen in northern TN.
it was the first real important battle of the Civil War. It finalized that South Carolina was part of the Confederacy
they arnt the CSA split because Lincoln was elected and we went to war because the CSA attack Fort Sumter
The UNION gained access to several rivers but most importantly the Mississippi river. This also made the union closer to completing the ANACONDA Plan
Fort Henry was built in the war of 1812.
The North won the Battle of Fort Henry.