How the Northwest Was Won
How the Northwest Was Won
It was the evening of July 4, 1778, and a merry dance was taking place at Kaskaskia, in that region afterwards known as the state of…
How the Northwest Was Won: Clark
As he uttered these words, a crowd of Patriots, dressed as he was, stepped into the room, seized all the guns of the soldiers, and thus…
How the Northwest Was Won: Kentucky
You will do this for the defense of Virginia and Kentucky."
How the Northwest Was Won: Vincennes
The French agreed to do as they were ordered, and Vincennes became, for the time being, an American fort. Thereupon, Clark and his men went…
How the Northwest Was Won: Hamilton
Hamilton thought himself safe until the spring, anyhow.