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The Fall of Fort Loudon - Page 3© Jim Buckenmyer
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Apr 21, 2000
When Capt. DeMere first asked for terms he was refused. Capt. Stuart, who was on better terms with the Chiefs, went a second time. He was able to reach a formal agreement. Under this agreement the British were to take only their personal weapons and be escorted back over the mountains. Two days later the garrison marched out of the fort. On the first days march they walked fifteen miles and made camp near Cane Creek on the Tellico River. That first night their Cherokee escort began slipping away under various pretenses. The next morning they woke to find themselves surrounded. At the first yell of alarm the Cherokee attacked. Capt. DeMere fell during the first volley. After just a few minutes all but one of the officers and twenty of the enlisted men were killed. The rest of the party were taken prisoner. Some of the prisoners were tortured to death, some were later ransomed and some were adopted into the Tribe. The Fort was soon burned and faded into history.
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First of all thank you for the high review, I really appreciate it.The Fort that was relieved (Fort Prince George) was on the frontier at that time, but they were on the East side of the mountains ...
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Another great article, the best of the Fort Loudin series.Several things were hard to believe. The most incredible, to my mind, was that the most powerful nation on earth did so little to relieve ...
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