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Fort Dobbs was an 18th-century fort in the Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin region of the Province of North Carolina, near what is now Statesville in Iredell County. Used for frontier defense during and after the French and Indian War, the fort was built to protect the American settlers of the western portion of what was then Rowan County, and served as a vital outpost for soldiers, traders, and colonial officials. Fort Dobbs' primary structure was a blockhouse with log walls, surrounded by a shallow ditch, and by 1761, a palisade. It was intended to provide protection from French-allied Native Americans such as the Shawnee and Delaware, and French raids into North Carolina. The fort's name honored Arthur Dobbs, the Royal Governor of North Carolina from 1755 to 1765, who played a role in designing the fort and authorized its construction. Between 1756 and 1761, the fort was garrisoned by a variable number of soldiers, many of whom were sent to fight in Pennsylvania and the Ohio River Valley during the French and Indian War. On February 27, 1760, the fort was the site of an engagement between Cherokee warriors and Provincial soldiers that ended in a victory for the Provincials. After this battle and other attacks by Cherokee warriors on North Carolinan settlements, several successful counter-attacks were inflicted by the Provincials against the Cherokee, largely quelling their incursions. Fort Dobbs was abandoned after 1761, and disappeared from the landscape. Archaeology and historical research led to the discovery of the fort's exact location and probable appearance. The site on which the fort sat is now operated by North Carolina's Division of State Historic Sites and Properties as Fort Dobbs State Historic Site. The reconstruction of the fort was completed on September 21, 2019. (en) Fort Dobbs était un fort du XVIIIe siècle proche du fleuve Pee Dee dans la province de Caroline du Nord, près de ce qui est maintenant Statesville dans le comté d'Iredell, en Caroline du Nord, aux États-Unis. Utilisé pour la défense des frontières pendant et après la guerre de la Conquête, le fort a été construit pour protéger les colons britanniques de la partie ouest de ce qui était alors le comté de Rowan et a servi comme un avant-poste important pour les soldats, les commerçants et les fonctionnaires coloniaux. La structure du Fort Dobbs était un baraquement avec des murs en bois, entouré d'une palissade et des douves. Il était destiné à fournir une protection contre les raids des Cherokees, Catawba, Shawnees, Lenapes et Français en Caroline du Nord. Le fort est nommé en l'honneur d'Arthur Dobbs, le gouverneur colonial de la Caroline du Nord de 1754 à 1765. Ce dernier a joué un rôle dans la conception du fort et a autorisé sa construction. À l'époque, il était le seul fort de Caroline du Nord sur la frontière avant la Caroline du Sud au sud et la Virginie au nord. Fort Dobbs a été abandonnée après 1766 et a progressivement disparu. Les travaux archéologiques du XXe siècle et de la recherche historique en 2005 et 2006 ont conduit à la découverte de l'emplacement exact du fort et à valider son apparence probable. Le site sur lequel le fort se trouvait est maintenant géré par le département des sites historiques de la Caroline du Nord et la propriété de l'État comme Fort Dobbs State Historic Site. Il est inscrit au Registre national des lieux historiques depuis 1970. (fr) Forte Dobbs era um forte do século XVIII na região da Bacia do Rio Yadkin – Pee Dee, na província da Carolina do Norte, perto do que hoje é Statesville, no condado de Iredell. Usado para defender a fronteira durante e após as guerras francesa e indiana, o forte foi erguido para proteger os colonos britânicos da porção ocidental do que era então o condado de Rowan e serviu como um posto avançado vital para soldados, comerciantes e oficiais coloniais. A estrutura principal de Forte Dobbs era uma fortificação com paredes de toras, cercada por uma vala rasa e, em 1761, uma paliçada. O objetivo era fornecer proteção contra nativos americanos aliados da França, como os Shawnee e os Delaware, e ataques franceses à Carolina do Norte. O nome do forte homenageou Arthur Dobbs, o governador colonial da Carolina do Norte de 1755 a 1765, que desempenhou um papel importante no projeto do forte e autorizou sua construção. Entre 1756 e 1761, o forte foi guarnecido por um número variável de soldados, muitos dos quais foram enviados para lutar na Pensilvânia e no Vale do Rio Ohio durante a Guerra da França e dos Índios. Em 27 de fevereiro de 1760, o forte foi o local de um confronto entre guerreiros Cherokee e soldados provinciais que terminou em uma vitória para os provinciais. Após essa batalha e outros ataques de guerreiros Cherokee aos fortes e assentamentos britânicos na Guerra Anglo-Cherokee, o Exército Britânico lançou duas campanhas devastadoras contra os Cherokee em 1760 e 1761. (pt) |
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Fort Dobbs was an 18th-century fort in the Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin region of the Province of North Carolina, near what is now Statesville in Iredell County. Used for frontier defense during and after the French and Indian War, the fort was built to protect the American settlers of the western portion of what was then Rowan County, and served as a vital outpost for soldiers, traders, and colonial officials. Fort Dobbs' primary structure was a blockhouse with log walls, surrounded by a shallow ditch, and by 1761, a palisade. It was intended to provide protection from French-allied Native Americans such as the Shawnee and Delaware, and French raids into North Carolina. (en) Fort Dobbs était un fort du XVIIIe siècle proche du fleuve Pee Dee dans la province de Caroline du Nord, près de ce qui est maintenant Statesville dans le comté d'Iredell, en Caroline du Nord, aux États-Unis. Utilisé pour la défense des frontières pendant et après la guerre de la Conquête, le fort a été construit pour protéger les colons britanniques de la partie ouest de ce qui était alors le comté de Rowan et a servi comme un avant-poste important pour les soldats, les commerçants et les fonctionnaires coloniaux. La structure du Fort Dobbs était un baraquement avec des murs en bois, entouré d'une palissade et des douves. Il était destiné à fournir une protection contre les raids des Cherokees, Catawba, Shawnees, Lenapes et Français en Caroline du Nord. (fr) Forte Dobbs era um forte do século XVIII na região da Bacia do Rio Yadkin – Pee Dee, na província da Carolina do Norte, perto do que hoje é Statesville, no condado de Iredell. Usado para defender a fronteira durante e após as guerras francesa e indiana, o forte foi erguido para proteger os colonos britânicos da porção ocidental do que era então o condado de Rowan e serviu como um posto avançado vital para soldados, comerciantes e oficiais coloniais. A estrutura principal de Forte Dobbs era uma fortificação com paredes de toras, cercada por uma vala rasa e, em 1761, uma paliçada. O objetivo era fornecer proteção contra nativos americanos aliados da França, como os Shawnee e os Delaware, e ataques franceses à Carolina do Norte. (pt) |
