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- Illinois_campaign abstract "The Illinois campaign (1778-1779) was a series of events during the American Revolutionary War in which a small force of Virginia militiamen led by George Rogers Clark seized control of several British posts in the Illinois country, in what is now the Midwestern United States. The campaign is the best-known action of the western theater of the war and the source of Clark's reputation as an early American military hero.In July 1778, Clark and his men crossed the Ohio River from Kentucky and took control of Kaskaskia, Vincennes, and several other villages in British territory. The occupation was accomplished without firing a shot because most of the Canadien and American Indian inhabitants were unwilling to take up arms on behalf of the British Empire. To counter Clark's advance, Henry Hamilton, the British lieutenant governor at Fort Detroit, reoccupied Vincennes with a small force. In February 1779, Clark returned to Vincennes in a surprise winter expedition and retook the town, capturing Hamilton in the process. Virginia capitalized on Clark's success by establishing the region as Illinois County, Virginia.The importance of the Illinois campaign has been the subject of much debate. Because the British ceded the entire Northwest Territory to the United States in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, some historians have credited Clark with nearly doubling the size of the original Thirteen Colonies by seizing control of the Illinois country during the war. For this reason, Clark was nicknamed "Conqueror of the Northwest", and his Illinois campaign—particularly the surprise march to Vincennes—was greatly celebrated and romanticized. Other historians have downplayed the importance of the campaign, arguing that Clark's "conquest" was a temporary occupation that had no impact on the boundary negotiations in Europe.".
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- Illinois_campaign combatant "American Indians".
- Illinois_campaign combatant "Detroit militia,".
- Illinois_campaign combatant "Illinois militia".
- Illinois_campaign commander Egushawa.
- Illinois_campaign commander George_Rogers_Clark.
- Illinois_campaign commander Henry_Hamilton_(governor).
- Illinois_campaign commander Joseph_Bowman.
- Illinois_campaign commander Leonard_Helm.
- Illinois_campaign commander Philippe-François_de_Rastel_de_Rocheblave.
- Illinois_campaign isPartOfMilitaryConflict American_Revolutionary_War.
- Illinois_campaign place Illinois_Country.
- Illinois_campaign result "Virginia troops occupy British outposts and capture British officials.".
- Illinois_campaign strength "145 militia".
- Illinois_campaign strength "180".
- Illinois_campaign strength "30 regulars,".
- Illinois_campaign strength "60 Indians,".
- Illinois_campaign territory Illinois_County,_Virginia.
- Illinois_campaign thumbnail Fall_of_Fort_Sackville.jpg?width=300.
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- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Articles_of_Confederation.
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- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Cahokia,_Illinois.
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- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Category:Battles_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War.
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- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Category:Conflicts_in_1778.
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- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Category:Illinois_in_the_American_Revolution.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Category:Indiana_in_the_American_Revolution.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Category:Pre-statehood_history_of_Illinois.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Category:Pre-statehood_history_of_Indiana.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Catholic_Church.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Charles_Gratiot,_Sr..
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Cherokee.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Clark_County,_Indiana.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Clarks_Grant.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Clarksville,_Indiana.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Company_(military_unit).
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Continental_(currency).
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- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Corn_Island_(Kentucky).
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Desertion.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Dictionary_of_Canadian_Biography.
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- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Embarras_River_(Illinois).
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- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Floyd_County,_Indiana.
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- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Fort_Henry_(Virginia).
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Fort_Massac.
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- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Fort_Pitt_(Pennsylvania).
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Fort_Randolph_(West_Virginia).
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- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Francis_Vigo.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Francophone.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink François_Riday_Busseron.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Frederick_C._Yohn.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Frederick_Coffay_Yohn.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink French_Canadian.
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- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink French_language.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Galley.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink George_Mason.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink George_Rogers_Clark.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink George_Rogers_Clark_Flag.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink George_Wythe.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Henry_Hamilton_(governor).
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Holston_River.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Illinois.
- Illinois_campaign wikiPageWikiLink Illinois_Country.
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