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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Clark , or Clarke , George Rogers -1818 (search)
Clark, or Clarke, George Rogers -1818
Military officer; born near Monticello, Albemarle co., V d with some aid from it in money and supplies, Clark enlisted 200 men for three months, with whom h d on an island in the Ohio (June, 1778). There Clark was joined by some Kentuckians, and, descend him to stimulate the Indians to hostilities.
Clark established friendly relations with the Spanis h, took an oath of allegiance to Virginia, and Clark built a fort at the Falls of the Ohio, the ger ised for its defence.
Commissioned a colonel, Clark successfully labored for the pacification of t Hamilton, of Detroit, had captured Vincennes, Clark led an expedition against him (February, 1779 ritish, raided in Kentucky in June, 1780, when Clark led a force against the Shawnees on the Grand r-party ever afterwards appeared in Kentucky.
Clark made an unsuccessful expedition against the In re shall be no mercy shown you.
(Signed) G. R. Clark.
The British commandant immediately retu
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Garfield , James Abram 1831 -1881 (search)