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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Betty_ZaneBetty Zane - Wikipedia

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   Betty Zane. Elizabeth Zane McLaughlin Clark (July 19, 1765 – August 23, 1823) was a woman involved in the American Revolutionary War on the American frontier. She was the daughter of William Andrew Zane and Nancy Ann (née Nolan) Zane, and the sister of Ebenezer Zane, Silas Zane, Jonathan Zane, Isaac Zane and Andrew Zane.

2. www.wearethemighty.com › feature › gunpowder-exploitHow a teenage girl with an ‘apron full of gunpowder’ won the ...

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   Dec 6, 2023 · When Betty sprinted from the cabin a few minutes later, her apron was filled with pounds of powder. The attackers realized the threat and began firing, but none of their rounds found the girl as she ran.

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   Browse Getty Images’ premium collection of high-quality, authentic Betty Zane stock photos, royalty-free images, and pictures. Betty Zane stock photos are available in a variety of sizes and formats to fit your needs.

4. www.girlmuseum.org › betty-zane-frontier-heroineBetty Zane, Frontier Heroine - Girl Museum

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   Mar 22, 2024 · Your clothes are pierced, but you are miraculously unharmed as no bullet has struck you – that is the story of Betty Zane, the 15-year-old American Frontier Heroine whose precious load of gunpowder had saved Fort Henry in 1782.

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   Betty Zane, then just 17 years old, was among those trapped inside by 250 Native American warriors (mostly Wyandot and Delaware) allied with 50 a group of seasoned British soldiers who never had been defeated.

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   Did Betty Zane save the fort?

   • Betty Zane had saved the fort in what became known as the “gunpowder exploit.” Some historians reverse the story and have Elizabeth running from the Zane house to the fort and back. Zane Grey, the western novelist and Ebenezer Zane’s great grandson, immortalized Betty Zane’s story in his first novel in 1903.

   Betty Zane and the Siege of Fort Henry, September 1782

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   What books did Betty Zane write?

   • Zane Grey, Betty Zane (New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1903), 270-274. William Hintzen, Border Wars of the Upper Ohio Valley (1769-1794) (Ashland, KY: Jesse Stuart Foundation, 2001), 216. Fitzpatrick, Wilderness War on the Ohio, 561. “Ebenezer Zane to Irvine,” September 17, 1782, Washington-Irvine Correspondence, 398.

   Betty Zane and the Siege of Fort Henry, September 1782

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   Who was Elizabeth Zane?

   • The colonel’s younger sister, Elizabeth Zane, volunteered. When some objected that a man could make the trip with less risk, she allegedly replied, “and should he fall, his loss will be more severely felt. You have not one man to spare; a woman will not be missed in the defence of the fort.” The men agreed.

   Betty Zane and the Siege of Fort Henry, September 1782

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   What happened to the Zane family?

   • The rest of the Zane family later joined them at the new settlement. According to a historical marker in Wheeling, on September 11, 1782, the Zane family was under siege in Fort Henry by Native American allies of the British.

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8. allthingsliberty.com › 2020 › 01Betty Zane and the Siege of Fort Henry, September 1782

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   Jan 14, 2020 · Zane’s slave Sam apparently detected the first attempt on Zane’s house and killed the attacker. Through the night, the women in the fort cleaned and loaded weapons then passed them forward, occasionally taking a moment to cool the heated barrels.