Vincennes Battle Facts and Summary - American Battlefield Trust
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.
Fort Vincennes | Feb 23-25, 1779 | 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.
Siege of Fort Vincennes - Wikipedia
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.
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Battle of Vincennes - American Revolutionary War
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.
Siege of Vincennes: Dedication, Sacrifice, and Bloody Murder
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.
Vincennes in the American Revolution - The Historical Marker …
Jun 19, 2021 · (A historical marker located in Vincennes in Knox County, Indiana.) After taking Kaskaskia on July 5, 1778, George Roges Clark, Acting under Virginia authority, sent Father Pierre Gibault, as his envoy, to Vincennes.
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Oct 13, 2024 · 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.