Tag Archives: Vincennes

George Rogers Clark Recaptures Fort Sackville, Part II

Posted on February 25, 2019 by

By February 23, 1779–two hundred and forty years ago—Virginia Lieutenant Colonel George Rogers Clark had marched his little army from the Mississippi across the flooded plains of what would become southern Illinois to the French town of Vincennes on the … Continue reading →

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George Rogers Clark Recaptures Fort Sackville, Part I

Posted on February 22, 2019 by

Last fall, I posted several pieces following British Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton’s campaign in the Illinois territory as seen through the eyes of Captain Norman MacLeod.  MacLeod led an advance party stuck with the logistical and diplomatic mission of moving … Continue reading →

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Hamilton Recaptures Fort Sackville: Norman MacLeod’s Campaign Journal, December 17, 1778

Posted on December 17, 2018 by

(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.) As Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton’s army arrived on the lower Wabash, … Continue reading →

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Norman MacLeod’s Campaign Journal, November 27, 1778

Posted on November 27, 2018 by

(An occasional series highlighting British Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton’s march south from Detroit to recapture Vincennes (Indiana) on its 240th anniversary.) As fall progressed, cold set in and the weather began to catch up with Hamilton’s advancing army.  By November, … Continue reading →

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Norman MacLeod’s Campaign Journal, November 7-14, 1778

Posted on November 7, 2018 by

(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 →

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Norman MacLeod’s Campaign Journal, October 31, 1778

Posted on October 31, 2018 by

(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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Norman MacLeod’s Campaign Journal, October 13, 1778

Posted on October 13, 2018 by

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 →

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