Battle of Vincennes

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The Battle of Vincennes was a pivotal 1779 American Revolutionary War victory in the Illinois Country, where George Rogers Clark’s forces captured the British-held Fort Sackville, helping secure the Northwest Territory for the United States.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Vincennes canonical 5
Battle of Vincennes (1779) 3
Capture of Vincennes 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
aftermath British Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton captured ⓘ
linked to: Henry Hamilton

strengthened American claims in peace negotiations ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Capture of Fort Sackville ⓘ
Siege of Fort Sackville ⓘ
belligerent British provincial troops ⓘ
Canadian militia ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Native American allies of Great Britain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Virginia militia ⓘ
campaign George Rogers Clark’s Western campaign ⓘ
capturedFort Fort Sackville ⓘ
combatantStrength American force smaller than British garrison on paper ⓘ
commander George Rogers Clark ⓘ
Henry Hamilton ⓘ
commanderSide George Rogers Clark – United States / Virginia militia ⓘ
linked to: George Rogers Clark

Henry Hamilton – Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: Henry Hamilton
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1779 ⓘ
endDate 1779-02-25 ⓘ
hasTheme control of western territories ⓘ
frontier warfare ⓘ
historicalRegion Virginia County of Illinois ⓘ
involvedUnit British garrison of Fort Sackville ⓘ
linked to: Fort Sackville

Illinois Regiment of Virginia State Forces ⓘ
isPivotalFor American control of the Old Northwest ⓘ
location Fort Sackville ⓘ
Illinois Country ⓘ
Vincennes, Indiana ⓘ
notableFeature conducted in winter conditions ⓘ
involved long overland march by American forces ⓘ
opposingCommanderTitle Henry Hamilton – Lieutenant Governor of Detroit ⓘ
partOf Western theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy George Rogers Clark’s 1778 Illinois campaign ⓘ
linked to: Illinois campaign
presentDayLocation Indiana, United States ⓘ
linked to: Indiana
relatedPlace George Rogers Clark National Historical Park ⓘ
result American victory ⓘ
startDate 1779-02-23 ⓘ
strategicSignificance helped secure the Northwest Territory for the United States ⓘ
weakened British control in the Illinois Country ⓘ
territorialContext Northwest Territory ⓘ
typeOfOperation assault on fortified position ⓘ
siege ⓘ
usedTactics coordination with local French inhabitants of Vincennes ⓘ
deception to exaggerate American numbers ⓘ
year 1779 ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USS Vincennes → namedAfter → Battle of Vincennes ⓘ
subject linked to: US heavy cruiser USS Vincennes
George Rogers Clark → notableWork → Capture of Vincennes ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vincennes
George Rogers Clark → notableBattle → Illinois Country campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vincennes
USS Vincennes (CA-44) → namedAfter → Battle of Vincennes ⓘ
subject linked to: CA-44
North American theater of the American Revolutionary War → includesEvent → Battle of Vincennes (1779) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vincennes
Capture of Kaskaskia → followedBy → Capture of Vincennes ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vincennes
Siege of Fort Sackville → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Vincennes (1779) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vincennes
History of Indiana → includesBattle → Battle of Vincennes (1779) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vincennes
USS Vincennes (CL-64) → namedAfter → Battle of Vincennes ⓘ