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Fort Sackville
George Rogers
Fort Sackville
George Rogers Clark did capture Fort Sackville. He had to go back in 1779 and retake it from the British. He was able to do so.
George Rogers Clark was an American Colonel that led his troops to capture Fort Sackville from the British. This capture occurred on February 25th 1779.
He captured fort Sackville in Indiana by creating raising an army.
Fort Sackville
Sackville Stopford-Sackville died in 1926.
Sackville Stopford-Sackville was born in 1840.
Clark led an army of volunteer troops from Virginia to fight the British on the Western Frontier. The British held a former French Fort (Fort Sackville), which Clark and his men attacked & over-ran. It was a significant battle, as Clark's troops were outnumbered 4 to 1. Fort Sackville stood on the present day site of Vincennes, Indiana.
The Confederates commandeered the fort and fought there
The Confederates commandeered the fort and fought there