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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., Vd with some aid from it in money and supplies, Clark enlisted 200 men for three months, with whom hd 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 Spanish, took an oath of allegiance to Virginia, and Clark built a fort at the Falls of the Ohio, the gerised 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, 1779ritish, 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 Inre shall be no mercy shown you. (Signed) G. R. Clark. The British commandant immediately retu[2 more...]
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Garfield, James Abram 1831-1881 (search)
is country any adequate recognition for his great service. That man was George Rogers Clark; and it is worth your while to consider the work he accomplished. Born ict of Kentucky, which shall be called Illinois county. In other words, George Rogers Clark conquered the Territory of the Northwest in the name of Virginia, and thlaim to the Lakes and the Mississippi as the boundary, was the fact that George Rogers Clark had conquered the country, and Virginia was in undisputed possession of He says he was induced to make this visit by the veneration he entertained for Clark's military talents and services. He had, says Burnet, the appearance of history. There is preserved in the War Department at Washington a portrait of Clark, which gives unmistakable evidence of a character of rare grasp and power. No rving to that State 150,000 acres of land which Virginia had promised to George Rogers Clark, and to the officers and soldiers who with him captured the British post