Michigan in the War of 1823 - Fort Dearborn in Flames

On August 15, 1812, Fort Dearborn vanished in a storm of smoke and fire on the Lake Michigan shore. Our new 4-minute montage brings the story to life with dramatic artwork, period quotes, and battlefield sound design—showing Captain Nathan Heald’s desperate evacuation, the Potawatomi ambush, and the fort’s fiery end that stunned a young nation. What you’ll see inside: • Dawn orders and last-minute destruction of powder, muskets, and whisky • The tense march along Chicago’s dunes under silent Potawatomi escort • Lieutenant Ronan’s stand at the children’s wagon • Fort Dearborn’s stockade engulfed in flames, the flag falling last • How news of the “Fort Dearborn Massacre” changed U.S. frontier policy If you’ve ever walked the modern streets of Chicago and wondered what came before the skyline, this is the story the city was built upon. Share your thoughts—could the tragedy have been avoided, or was conflict inevitable by 1812? #WarOf1812 #ChicagoHistory #FortDearborn #Potawatomi #MichiganTerritory