George Rogers Clark

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George Rogers Clark (1752-1818) led four victorious campaigns against the Indians and British in the Ohio Valley during the American Revolution, but his most astonishing coup was recapturing Fort Sackville in 1779, when he was only twenty-six. For eighteen days, in the dead of winter, Clark and his troops marched through bone-chilling nights to reach the fort. With a deft mix of guile and violence, Clark led his men to triumph, without losing a single soldier. Although historians have ranked him among the greatest rebel commanders, Clark's name is all but forgotten today. William R. Nester resurrects the story of Clark's triumphs and his downfall in this, the first full biography of the man in more than fifty years... -- Amazon.com.

subjects: Generals,  Frontier and pioneer life,  United States,  Biography,  United States. Continental Army,  History,  Clark, george rogers, 1752-1818,  United states, continental army,  Generals, biography,  Frontier and pioneer life, northwest, old,  Northwest, old, history,  United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783

People: George Rogers Clark (1752-1818)

Places: United States,  Old Northwest

Times: Revolution, 1775-1783