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Vincennees, Illinois
Coulterville,
IL ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
38° 10' 50.279988",
-89° 35' 25.739988"
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Illinois State
Historical Marker
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George Rogers Clark with a small band of Kentucky Militiamen surprised the British Garrison at Kaskaskia on July 4, 1778, and forced its surrender. Learning that the British had captured Vincennes, Clark left Kaskaskia for that post early in February, 1779, and passed this way on his march. On February 25 he retook Vincennes, thereby breaking the British power in the Illinois country.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Vincennees, Illinois Historical Marker Location Map, Coulterville, Illinois Map
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