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    Fort Ontario is situated at Oswego on the shore of Lake Ontario in America. It was built in 1755 and was a wooden stockade designed to hold about 300 soldiers. The fort was destroyed by French troops

    View of Fort Ontario on the shore of Lake Ontario at the mouth of the River Oswego in America. The fort was built by British troops in 1755 on the north east side of the river. It was originally of w

    The fort with its flag flying, on the juncture of Lake Ontario and the Niagara River. Etching

    George Catlin described this painting as ​“a view of the Sault de St. Marys, taken from the Canada shore, near the missionary-house, which is seen in the fore-ground of the picture, and in the distan

    A view of the Battle of Fort Oswego, fought on 6 May 1814 between the British, commanded by Commodore Sir James Lucas Yeo, R.N. (1782-1818) and the Americans, commanded by George Edward Mitchell (178

    A view of the Battle of Fort Oswego, fought on 6 May 1814 between the British, commanded by Commodore Sir James Lucas Yeo, R.N. (1782-1818) and the Americans, commanded by George Edward Mitchell (178

   

    The well-known "French Castle" (but 1726) got a rude makeover during this period of its history when her steep French roof was removed to make a high elevation gun platform. Throughout the war, shots

    Early in the war, the British captured Fort Mackinac and took control of the Upper Lakes.

    Engraving on paper

    Pencil on paper

    watercolour on paper; mounted on card

    Pencil and pen and ink on paper

    Pencil, water colour & opaque white. Laid down on scrapbook page mount

    Monochrome grey wash & gouache

    Watercolour over pencil with ruled border of pencil and pale yellow wash. Mounted on cardboard

    The South View of Oswego on Lake Ontario General Shirley in 1755 Strengthen'd & inlarged this Fort and erected two others; one Westward 170 Square with a Rampart of Earth & Stone. Another on the Oppo

    Soldiers with lanterns patrol Fort Erie in deep snow. Fort Erie was the site of fierce fighting later in the war.

    Watercolour on paper

    Watercolour and pencil on prepared ground