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A Centennial History recounts General George Rogers Clark leading 175 men through the Illinois wilderness to recapture Vincennes in February 1779. The account notes Clark’s campaign, subsequent depictions at Washington, and references to related works in the Ohio Valley Historical Series. It also surveys Pontiac’s War and Boquet’s 1764 campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Clarke
Ohio
Illinois
Little Wabash
Judge Burnet
Rome
Louisville
Kentucky
Burnet
War Department
Washington
Ohio Valley
James Smith
Henry Boquet
Mitchener
Muskingum
Tuscarawas Valleys
Col Boquet
Fort Pitt
Ohio and Lake Territory
A. D
Pontiac
Thier
Indian Territory
Ligonier
Redfort
Bradstreet