Sesquicentennial Pageant Reenactment of the Surrender of Fort Sackville
Abstract
British commander Henry Hamilton surrendered Fort Sackville to George Rogers Clark on February 25, 1779. This played a decisive part in the U.S. acquiring the Northwest Territory that included Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota- Knox County (Ind.); Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818; Northwest, Old--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Vincennes (Ind.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Hamilton, Henry, d. 1796
- Knox County (Ind.); Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818; Northwest, Old--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Vincennes (Ind.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Hamilton, Henry, d. 1796