WINCHESTER, JAMES
\wˈɪnt͡ʃɛstə], \wˈɪntʃɛstə], \w_ˈɪ_n_tʃ_ɛ_s_t_ə]\
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(1752-1826), served in the Revolutionary army. He was made Commander of the Fort Wayne in 1812. He fortified Maumee Rapids in 1813. He was defeated by a superior force of the British and Indians under Colonel Proctor at Rasin River in 1813 (See Rasin River.)
By John Franklin Jameson
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Snake's-head
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