Porter Hanks (c. 1785–August 16, 1812) was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. He is best known for having been the commanding officer at Fort Mackinac, situated on the Strait of Mackinac between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. He surrendered the fort without bloodshed on July 17, 1812, in one of the opening movements of the war.[1]
^Havighurst, Walter (1966). Three Flags at the Straits. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc. pp. 115–121.
PorterHanks (c. 1785–August 16, 1812) was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. He is best known for having been the commanding officer...
married actor Tom Hanks in 1988. Hanks already had two children from a previous marriage, Colin and Elizabeth Hanks. She has two sons with Hanks, Chet and Truman...
save both Hull and Hanks from being taken by surprise by the outbreak of hostilities. Though he was unaware of events elsewhere, Hanks had heard rumours...
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bombardment killed seven Americans before the surrender, including Lieutenant PorterHanks, the former commander of Fort Mackinac who was awaiting a court-martial...
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include Chris Ford, Tom Ingelsby, Wali Jones, Bill Melchionni, Howard Porter, Hank Simeontkowski, Jim Washington, and Hubie White. Kraft died on August...
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for his recordings with Charles Mingus and with Hank Mobley. Hadi was born as William Curtis Porter in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 21, 1929...
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