george rogers clark

     

This soldier & frontiersman won important victories over the British in the Northwest Territory

Trivia about george rogers clark

  • Frontiersman who won victories at Kaskaskia, Cahokia & Vincennes in the NW Territory
  • In 1778 this frontiersman & his band captured the British settlements of Kaskaskia & Cahokia
  • Despite victories in the Northwest Territory, this general & his men received no pay for their services in the revolution
  • With under 200 men, this Revolutionary War general captured 3 British forts in Ill. & Ind.
  • Victories in the NW Territory by this brother of an explorer forced Britain to surrender the area in 1783

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