Search results
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
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. Patriot Victory.
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 · The Siege of Fort Vincennes, February 22 – 24, 1779, was a desperate attack by approximately 200 Virginia militia and French Volunteers to maintain the American momentum established in 1778; capturing British forts and settlements in the far western regions from Kentucky to the upper Mississippi River Valley. Colonel George Rogers Clark ...
Siege of Fort Vincennes / Siege of Fort Sackville. Located on the banks of the Wabash River in Vincennes, Indiana, the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park commemorates the American victory at the Battle of Vincennes on February 23-25, 1779. Built on where historians believe the site of Fort Sackville was, the George Rogers Clark ...
Siege of Fort Vincennes | Feb 23-25, 1779 (October 2021) American Battlefield Trust. Fort Vincennes was located along the Wabash River, on the border of modern day Indiana and Illinois. Fort Vincennes was a timber fort in the town of Vincennes built by the British to guard the frontier ceded by France after the French and Indian War.
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.
