STANWIX, JOHN
\stˈanwɪks], \stˈanwɪks], \s_t_ˈa_n_w_ɪ_k_s]\
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(1690-1765), came to America from England in 1756 as commander of a battalion and was assigned command in the Southern District. In 1758 he constructed the important fortress called Fort Stanwix at the Oneida carrying-place on the Mohawk River. In 1759 he repaired old Fort Du Quesne at Pittsburgh. He returned to England in 1760.
By John Franklin Jameson
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