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1 day ago · He was stationed about 180 miles west of Fort Sackville, also known as Fort Vincennes, which was held by the British. He led 172 American and French militiamen along a very cold winter journey to attack the fort on February 23, 1779. The British commander, Lt. Col. Henry Hamilton, would surrender just a few days later.
3 days ago · As Hamilton approached Fort Sackville, the French-Canadian militia under Captain Helm deserted, leaving the American commander and a few soldiers to surrender. The townsfolk promptly renounced their allegiance to the United States and renewed their oaths to King George.
2 days ago · VINCENNES — The National Park Service has selected Martin Christiansen as the superintendent of George Rogers Clark National Historical Park in Vincennes.
3 days ago · The convoy arrived in Penobscot Bay on June 12, 1779, and McLean identified a prominent plateau, the Bagaduce Peninsula, on which to erect a fort, one he named Fort George after his sovereign. The site was well chosen as the plateau rose some 200 feet above the bay, with steep cliffs rising from Dyce’s Head, the beach from which the ...
2 days ago · George Rogers Clark Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony Celebrating the 245th Anniversary of the Capture of Fort Sackville and Patriot Grave Marking Louis Godere, Pierre Godere, Joseph Dubois, Andre Languedoc, and Francois Pelletier May 25, 2024 @ 11:00 – 11:45 am EDT George Rogers Clark Memorial 401 S 2nd St Free admission and open to the ...
1 day ago · Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill [a] (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955.
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