Fort Cap au Gris, also called Capo Gray, was a temporary fort built in September 1814 near Troy, Missouri

Troy, Missouri

Troy is a city in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,540. It is the county seat of Lincoln County.Troy is part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 during the War of 1812

War of 1812

The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...

 by Missouri Rangers under the direction of Nathan Boone, son of Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

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. After the defeat of Fort Johnson

Fort Johnson

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, U.S. Army soldiers under the command of Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor

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 retreated to Cap au Gris in October 1814.

The Battle of the Sink Hole

Battle of the Sink Hole

The Battle of the Sink Hole was fought on May 24, 1815, after the official end of the War of 1812, between Missouri Rangers and Sauk Indians led by Black Hawk. The Sauk were unaware, or did not care, that their British patrons had signed the Treaty of Ghent with the U.S...

was fought near Cap au Gris in May 1815.