Capture of Kaskaskia

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The Capture of Kaskaskia was a 1778 American Revolutionary War campaign in which George Rogers Clark seized the British-held Illinois village of Kaskaskia, helping secure the Northwest Territory for the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War battle ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kaskaskia expedition ⓘ
associatedWith George Rogers Clark’s Illinois campaign ⓘ
linked to: Illinois campaign

Virginia’s claim to the Northwest Territory ⓘ
belligerent British Empire ⓘ
Loyalist forces ⓘ
Patriot forces ⓘ
Virginia militia ⓘ
casualties minimal combat casualties ⓘ
commander George Rogers Clark ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
controlledByAfter United States ⓘ
controlledByBefore Great Britain ⓘ
countryInvolved Great Britain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
date 1778 ⓘ
endDate 1778-07-04 ⓘ
followedBy Capture of Vincennes ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vincennes
forceType Virginia militia ⓘ
frontier volunteers ⓘ
geographicContext Mississippi River valley ⓘ
involvedPopulation French-speaking inhabitants of Kaskaskia ⓘ
location British Province of Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Province of Quebec

Illinois Country ⓘ
Kaskaskia ⓘ
linked to: Kaskaskia, Illinois
method nighttime surprise entry into the town ⓘ
objective secure the Northwest Territory for the United States ⓘ
seize British-held Kaskaskia ⓘ
opponentCommander British local officials at Kaskaskia ⓘ
partOf Illinois campaign ⓘ
Northwest Indian War theater precursor ⓘ
politicalOutcome local inhabitants swore allegiance to the United States ⓘ
precededBy authorization of George Rogers Clark’s expedition by Virginia ⓘ
result American control of Kaskaskia ⓘ
American victory ⓘ
surrender of British garrison at Kaskaskia ⓘ
significance contributed to U.S. claims recognized in the Treaty of Paris 1783 ⓘ
helped secure the Northwest Territory for the United States ⓘ
undermined British alliances with Native American groups in the region ⓘ
startDate 1778-07-04 ⓘ
strategy overland march from the Ohio River ⓘ
surprise attack ⓘ
territorialConsequence strengthened U.S. claims to the Northwest Territory ⓘ
weakened British control in the Illinois Country ⓘ
theater Western theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
year 1778 ⓘ

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George Rogers Clark → notableWork → Capture of Kaskaskia ⓘ
Battle of Vincennes → campaign → George Rogers Clark’s Western campaign ⓘ
linked to: Capture of Kaskaskia
Capture of Kaskaskia → alsoKnownAs → Kaskaskia expedition ⓘ
linked to: Capture of Kaskaskia