George Rogers Clark captured Forts Kaskaskia and Vincennes
George Rogers Clark.
They surprised the British and won back the front
July 4, 1977, George Rogers Clark defeated the British and captured Kaskaskia near the Mississippi River. Clark had been organizing the defense of the sparsely settled Kentucky region against British and Indian ally raids. In October 1777, Clark puts before Virginia governor Patrick Henry a plan to capture several British posts in the Illinois country, of which Kaskaskia is one. Clark and about 175 men take the fort and town, which is inhabited mainly by French settlers. Clark convinces them and their Indian allies on the Wabash River to support the American cause. The British continue to hold sway at Fort Detroit, commanded by Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton, and Clark spends the next several years attempting to dislodge him. Washington writes governor of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, December 28, 1780, in support of Clark's efforts to take Fort Detroit.
To prevent the British from establishing a second western front in the Revolutionary War.
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George Rogers Clark
George Rogers Clark
Detroit and Vincennes
George Rogers Clark.
Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site was created in 1759.
Kaskaskia and Vincennes were both early settlements in the American frontier, located in the region that is now the state of Illinois and Indiana, respectively. Kaskaskia was situated on the Mississippi River in southwestern Illinois and served as a significant French outpost in the 18th century. Vincennes, located on the Wabash River in Indiana, was established later and became an important military and trading center. Both towns played crucial roles in the westward expansion of the United States.
In 1778, Fort Kaskaskia was located in the territory held by France.
Louisbourg - Quebec - Trois-Rivières - Montreal - Fort Chambly - Fort Carillon - Fort Frontenac - Fort Rouillé - Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons (1639-1648) - Fort Niagara - Détroit - Michilimakinac - Sault Ste. Marie - Fort Kaministiquia - Fort Duquesne - Fort Miami Fort Vincennes - Kaskaskia - Mobile - New Orleans those are some French settlements Your welcome! Peace-J.R.
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They surprised the British and won back the front
They surprised the British and won back the front