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FRONTIER DEFENSE

FRONTIER DEFENSE required a standing army. The Continental Army had disbanded after the Revolution, but at the end of the War of 1812, Congress decided to maintain its army and establish strategic military outposts to protect the frontiers.

The theory and practice of frontier defense evolved slowly and involved attention at various times to different needs: protecting fur traders, trappers, and hunters; fortifying the irregular line of army posts; holding the outer limit of land officially acquired from the Indians; and protecting settlers on public lands that had been surveyed and opened for sale and settlement. In addition to meeting these needs, frontier defense ...

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