In 1813, it was determined that Fort Knox II was too far from Vincennes to be of defense, so the fort was disassembled and floated down the Wabash River and rebuilt a few yards from where Fort Knox I had been. So, technically, this would be Fort Knox III, I guess.
After the warm, friction again became an issue between the garrison and townspeople. Native Americans had moved to the north, so the garrison was moved to Fort Harrison in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1816.
Within weeks, Vincennes residents had stripped the fort of anything useful and it ceased to exist.
The Story of a Bunch of Forts. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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