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Tag Archives: Vincennes
Norman MacLeod’s Campaign Journal, November 7-14, 1778
(An occasional series highlighting British Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton’s march south from Detroit to recapture Vincennes (Indiana) on its 240th anniversary through the entries in Captain Norman MacLeod’s diary.) Lieutenant Governor Hamilton’s army continued its progress towards Vincennes, but it … Continue reading
Posted in British Leadership, Campaigns, Uncategorized
Tagged Frontier, Henry Hamilton, Indiana, Vincennes, Wabash, Western Theater
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Norman MacLeod’s Campaign Journal, October 31, 1778
(An occasional series highlighting British Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton’s march south from Detroit to recapture Vincennes (Indiana) on its 240th anniversary through the entries in Captain Norman MacLeod’s diary.) This year marked the 240th anniversary of George Rogers Clark’s “conquest … Continue reading
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Tagged Frontier Campaigns, Henry Hamilton, Indiana, Logistics, Vincennes, Wabash
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Norman MacLeod’s Campaign Journal, October 13, 1778
In the summer of 1778, Lieutenant Colonel George Rogers Clark of the Virginia militia launched one of the most daring American military operations of the Revolutionary War when he invaded the “Illinois country” and captured Cahokia and Kaskaskia in modern-day … Continue reading
Posted in British Leadership, Campaigns, Militia (Loyalist) Leadership, Personalities, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized
Tagged Detroit, Fort Sackville, Frontier, George Rogers Clark, Henry Hamilton, Illinois Country, Indiana, Indians, Native Americans, Norman MacLeod, Northwest Campaigns, Ohio, Vincennes, Wabash
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