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The siege of Fort Vincennes, also known as the siege of Fort Sackville and the Battle of Vincennes, was a Revolutionary War frontier battle fought in present-day Vincennes, Indiana won by a militia led by American commander George Rogers Clark over a British garrison led by Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton.
- 23–25 February 1779
- Vincennes, Indiana
- American victory
My Library. Vincennes. Siege of Fort Vincennes / Siege of Fort Sackville. Indiana | Feb 23 - 25, 1779. In February of 1779, American Col. George Rogers Clark besieged the far frontier town of Vincennes held by the British. After two days of the siege, British commander Lt. Col. Henry Hamilton surrendered to the Patriots. How It Ended.
Battle Summary. The Siege of Fort Vincennes (aks the Siege of Fort Sackville or the Battle of Vincennes) was a frontier battle fought in present-day Vincennes, Indiana. It was won by an American militia over a British garrison. Roughly half of George Rogers Clark's militia were Canadien volunteers sympathetic to the American cause.
Apr 4, 2023 · Siege of Vincennes: Dedication, Sacrifice, and Bloody Murder. Colonel George Rogers Clark firing on Ft Sackville during the Siege of Vincennes. Mural from the George Rogers Clark Memorial, Vincennes, Indiana. The Siege of Fort Vincennes, February 22 – 24, 1779, was a desperate attack by approximately 200 Virginia militia and French Volunteers ...
the Ohio and thence up the Wabash to Vincennes during August and September, 1811. It offers a detailed account. of the Tippecanoe expedition with emphasis on the erection of Fort Harrison, and then recounts the circumstances pre ceding, during, and following the actual battle.
Aug 18, 2017 · Catholic contributions to the Battle of Vincennes in 1779 Catholics played important roles in the Battle of Vincennes during the Revolutionary War when George Rogers Clark captured Fort Sackville. The victory resulted in adding the future states of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota to the United States.
British losses were eleven killed and five wounded. The Americans suffered no losses in the attack; however five men were killed or wounded when a captured cannon that had been tampered with by the British exploded during a salute. Download Files. Siege of Fort Vincennes | Feb 23-25, 1779 (October 2021) [PDF] 2.10 MB.