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Vincennes siege ends in American victory in 1779
An extended historical excerpt recounts Col. George Rogers Clark's February 1779 march on Vincennes. Clark's forces crossed swollen waters, pressed a British fort defense, and compelled Lt. Gov. Hamilton to surrender Fort Sackville with terms favoring the Americans.
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Vincennes
George Rogers Clark
Law
Historical and Antiquaian Society of
Indiana Journal
Kaskaskia
Great Britain
Scotland
Ireland
Clark
Horse Shoe
Leourage
Col. Clark
Lhem
Warren’s Island
G. R. Clark
Bradly
Princeton Road
Hamuton
Charles the III
Sweden
Hamilton
Hin Fron
Gov. Hamilton
Col. Chark
H. Hamilton
Gov
Sackville
Henry Hamilton