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

War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It be ...

by Missouri Rangers under the direction of

Nathan Boone Nathan Boone (1780–1856) was a veteran of the War of 1812, a delegate to the Missouri constitutional convention in 1820, and a captain in the 1st United States Regiment of Dragoons at the time of its founding, eventually rising to the rank of lie ...

, son of

Daniel Boone Daniel Boone (September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. He became famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, which was then beyond the we ...

. After the defeat of Fort Johnson, U.S. Army soldiers under the command of

Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was an American military leader who served as the 12th president of the United States from 1849 until his death in 1850. Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to th ...

retreated to Cap au Gris in October 1814. The

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. According to Robert McDouall, the British commander in the area, the Sauk had not ...

was fought near Cap au Gris in May 1815. The unincorporated community of

Cap au Gris, Missouri Cap au Gris is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History Cap au Gris was platted in 1845. The community took its name from historic Fort Cap au Gris Fort Cap au Gris, also called Capo Gray, was a tempo ...

today occupies the site of the old fort.

References

Cap au Gris Cap au Gris 1814 establishments in Missouri Territory {{Fort-stub