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  1. George Rogers Clark (November 19, 1752 – February 13, 1818) was an American military officer and surveyor from Virginia who became the highest-ranking Patriot military officer on the northwestern frontier during the Revolutionary War.

  2. Apr 10, 2024 · George Rogers Clark (1752–1818) was an explorer, soldier, and hero of the American Revolutionary War. He is famous for leading American forces in a series of raids against British forts in the Northwest Territory during the war, earning him the nickname “Conqueror of the Old Northwest” and “Washington of the West.” George Rogers Clark.

  3. Nov 5, 2021 · George Rogers Clark fought on the northwest frontier during the Revolutionary War, achieving remarkable victories that helped America expand its borders.

  4. George Rogers Clark was a frontier military leader in the American Revolution, whose successes were factors in the award of the Old Northwest to the United States in the Treaty of Paris, concluding the war.

  5. George Rogers Clark was born in Albemarle County, Virginia in 1752. Clark was not a good student preferring to spend his time outdoors exploring instead of in the classroom. Recognizing his son’s potential as an outdoorsman, his father secured him an apprenticeship with a surveyor.

  6. George Rogers Clark grew up on the fringes of the American frontier and his life and aspirations were intimately tied to the frontier and westward expansion. Through his military ventures, Clark would do much to expand the territorial boundaries of the United States.

  7. Nov 5, 2023 · At 10 A.M., the garrison surrendered to American Colonel George Rogers Clark. His American army, aided by French residents of the Illinois country, had marched through freezing floodwaters to gain this victory. The fort’s capture assured United States claims to the frontier, an area nearly as large as the original 13 states.

  8. Dec 22, 2021 · George Rogers Clark was a member-elect of the Virginia Convention of 1776 and a soldier and officer who served in the Revolutionary War. Clark began his career as a surveyor and claimed land in the Ohio River Valley, about 130 miles downriver from Fort Pitt.

  9. 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 in one stroke.

  10. George Rogers Clark was called “The Hannibal of the West,” and was compared to George Washington. Statues to him were erected, novels were written, and a national monument was built in Vincennes, Indiana, and dedicated by Franklin Roosevelt. Then, after the 1930s, George fell out of fashion.

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