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