Siege of Fort Sackville

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The Siege of Fort Sackville was a pivotal 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in which George Rogers Clark captured the British-held fort at Vincennes, securing the Northwest Territory for the United States.

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instanceOf battle of the American Revolutionary War
military siege
alsoKnownAs Battle of Vincennes (1779)
linked to: Battle of Vincennes

Capture of Fort Sackville
associatedPlace Illinois Country
Northwest Territory
attackerStrength Virginia and frontier militia under George Rogers Clark
belligerent British provincial troops
Great Britain
Native American allies of Britain
United States
Virginia militia
combatantCommanderFor George Rogers Clark – United States
linked to: George Rogers Clark

Henry Hamilton – Great Britain
linked to: Henry Hamilton
commander George Rogers Clark
Henry Hamilton
conflict American Revolutionary War
country United States
date 1779
endDate 1779-02-25
followedBy consolidation of American control in the Northwest Territory
garrisonStrength small British garrison under Henry Hamilton
historicalEra 18th century
American Revolutionary era
location Vincennes, Indiana
Wabash River
outcome capture of Henry Hamilton
reduction of British influence among Native nations in the region
partOf Western theater of the American Revolutionary War
place Fort Sackville
precededBy George Rogers Clark’s Illinois campaign
linked to: Illinois campaign
result American control of Vincennes
American victory
secured U.S. claims to the Northwest Territory
surrender of British garrison
significance bolstered American claims in the Treaty of Paris (1783)
helped secure the Old Northwest for the United States in later peace negotiations
startDate 1779-02-23
strategicObjective to capture British-held Fort Sackville
to undermine British control in the Illinois Country
tactic siege and bombardment of the fort
surprise approach through flooded terrain
winter overland march to Vincennes
territorialImpact contributed to U.S. acquisition of territory north of the Ohio River
year 1779

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George Rogers Clark notableWork Siege of Fort Sackville
George Rogers Clark notableBattle Battle of Fort Sackville
linked to: Siege of Fort Sackville
Battle of Vincennes alsoKnownAs Capture of Fort Sackville
linked to: Siege of Fort Sackville
Battle of Vincennes alsoKnownAs Siege of Fort Sackville
Illinois campaign notableBattle Siege of Fort Sackville
Siege of Fort Sackville alsoKnownAs Capture of Fort Sackville
linked to: Siege of Fort Sackville
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park significantEvent capture of Fort Sackville
linked to: Siege of Fort Sackville