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Found 21 total hits in 7 results.
Mississippi (United States) (search for this): entry jefferson-fort
Jefferson, Fort
A fortification built by Col. George Rogers Clark (q. v.), on the west side of the Mississippi.
He had designed to extend his invasion to Detroit, but troops to reinforce him had been added to the force of another bold leader (see Shelby, Evan), and he had to abandon the undertaking.
Jefferson, then governor of Virginia, gave instructions for the occupation of a station on the Mississippi River between the mouth of the Ohio and the parallel of 36° 30′; and in the spring of 1780 Clarke chose a strong position 5 miles below the mouth of the Ohio, whereon he built Fort Jefferson.
Here the Americans planted their first sentinel to watch over the freedom of the navigation of the Father of wate
Detroit (Michigan, United States) (search for this): entry jefferson-fort
Jefferson, Fort
A fortification built by Col. George Rogers Clark (q. v.), on the west side of the Mississippi.
He had designed to extend his invasion to Detroit, but troops to reinforce him had been added to the force of another bold leader (see Shelby, Evan), and he had to abandon the undertaking.
Jefferson, then governor of Virginia, gave instructions for the occupation of a station on the Mississippi River between the mouth of the Ohio and the parallel of 36° 30′; and in the spring of 1780 Clarke chose a strong position 5 miles below the mouth of the Ohio, whereon he built Fort Jefferson.
Here the Americans planted their first sentinel to watch over the freedom of the navigation of the Father of wate
Ohio (United States) (search for this): entry jefferson-fort
Fort Jefferson (Florida, United States) (search for this): entry jefferson-fort
Jefferson, Fort
A fortification built by Col. George Rogers Clark (q. v.), on the west side of the Mississippi.
He had designed to extend his invasion to Detroit, but troops to reinforce him had been added to the force of another bold leader (see Shelby, Evan), and he had to abandon the undertaking.
Jefferson, then governor of Virginia, gave instructions for the occupation of a station on the Mississippi River between the mouth of the Ohio and the parallel of 36° 30′; and in the spring of another bold leader (see Shelby, Evan), and he had to abandon the undertaking.
Jefferson, then governor of Virginia, gave instructions for the occupation of a station on the Mississippi River between the mouth of the Ohio and the parallel of 36° 30′; and in the spring of 1780 Clarke chose a strong position 5 miles below the mouth of the Ohio, whereon he built Fort Jefferson.
Here the Americans planted their first sentinel to watch over the freedom of the navigation of the Father of w
Elijah Clarke (search for this): entry jefferson-fort
Jefferson, Fort
A fortification built by Col. George Rogers Clark (q. v.), on the west side of the Mississippi.
He had designed to extend his invasion to Detroit, but troops to reinforce him had been added to the force of another bold leader (see Shelby, Evan), and he had to abandon the undertaking.
Jefferson, then governor of Virginia, gave instructions for the occupation of a station on the Mississippi River between the mouth of the Ohio and the parallel of 36° 30′; and in the spring of 1780 Clarke chose a strong position 5 miles below the mouth of the Ohio, whereon he built Fort Jefferson.
Here the Americans planted their first sentinel to watch over the freedom of the navigation of the Father of wate
Thomas Jefferson (search for this): entry jefferson-fort
Jefferson, Fort
A fortification built by Col. George Rogers Clark (q. v.), on the west side of the Mississippi.
He had designed to extend his invasion to Detroit, but troops to reinforce him had been added to the force of another bold leader (see Shelby, Evan), and he had to abandon the undertaking.
Jefferson, then governor of Virginia, gave instructions for the occupation of a station on the Mississippi River between the mouth of the Ohio and the parallel of 36° 30′; and in the spring of 1780 Clarke chose a strong position 5 miles below the mouth of the Ohio, whereon he built Fort Jefferson.
Here the Americans planted their first sentinel to watch over the freedom of the navigation of the Father of wate
1780 AD (search for this): entry jefferson-fort
Jefferson, Fort
A fortification built by Col. George Rogers Clark (q. v.), on the west side of the Mississippi.
He had designed to extend his invasion to Detroit, but troops to reinforce him had been added to the force of another bold leader (see Shelby, Evan), and he had to abandon the undertaking.
Jefferson, then governor of Virginia, gave instructions for the occupation of a station on the Mississippi River between the mouth of the Ohio and the parallel of 36° 30′; and in the spring of 1780 Clarke chose a strong position 5 miles below the mouth of the Ohio, whereon he built Fort Jefferson.
Here the Americans planted their first sentinel to watch over the freedom of the navigation of the Father of wate