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George Rogers Clark 1779

Lieutenant Colonel George Rogers Clark and his
frontiersmen captured Fort Sackville and British Lt. Governor Henry Hamilton on February 25, 1779. The heroic march of Clark's men from Kaskaskia on the Mississippi River in mid-winter and the subsequent victory over the British remains one of the great feats of the American Revolution.

Clark was hailed as the "Conqueror of the West", and much of the midwest was ceded by Great Britain to the new United States in the Treaty of Paris





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  1. George Rogers Clark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rogers_Clark

    George Rogers Clark (November 19, 1752 – February 13, 1818) was a soldier from Virginia and the highest ranking American military officer on the ...
    Early years - Revolutionary War - Later years - Legacy

  2. George Rogers Clark National Historical Park - National Park Service

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    Official National Park Service site. Information on the park and Vincennes, Indiana.

  3. George Rogers Clark - NNDB

    www.nndb.com/people/271/000049124/

    Clark gained the friendship of Father Pierre Gibault, the priest at Kaskaskia, and through his influence the French at Vincennes on the Wabash were induced ...

  4. IHB: George Rogers Clark Biography - State of Indiana



    www.in.gov/history/2958.htm

    George Rogers Clark was the second son of John and Ann Rogers Clark. Both families were Virginia landholders, and after their marriage they moved to a 400 ...

  5. About George Rogers Clark - Locust Grove

    www.locustgrove.org/aboutgrc.html

    About George Rogers Clark (1752-1818). At 26, George Rogers Clark was a confident frontiersman with a vision that would nearly double the size of his country ...

  6. George Rogers Clark Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story ...

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    Visit Biography.com to learn more about George Rogers Clark and his battles during the American Revolution in the western territories against the British and ...

  7. Clark, George Rogers | Infoplease.com

    www.infoplease.com › ... › History › Biographies › US History: Biographies

    Clark, George Rogers, 1752–1818, American Revolutionary general, conqueror of the Old Northwest, b. near Charlottesville, Va.; brother of.

  8. American Revolution: Brigadier General George Rogers Clark

    militaryhistory.about.com › ... › Biographies › Army › American Revolution

    Brigadier General George Rogers Clark was an American leader during the American Revolution. Campaigning in the Old Northwest, Clark won key victories ...

  9. A Biography of George Rogers Clark - Silver Creek High School

    www.silvercreek.wclark.k12.in.us/.../Clark/mgood/GRCbiography.htm

    The younger George. George Rogers Clark was born the second son of John and Ann Rogers Clark in 1752. He lived on a 400 acre farm until he was about 5, ...
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