Conquest of the Country Northwest of the River Ohio 1778-1783, Volume 1and Kansas City, Mo., The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1896 - Clark's Expedition against Detroit, 1781 |
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acres alarm Americans appeared army arrived attack Benjamin O'Fallon big knives boats British Cahokia canoes Captain Helm Captain Leonard Helm capture church Clark's Grant Colonel Clark command conduct Corn island council creek Detroit discovered doubt enemy English expected expedition fac-simile families Father Gibault favor fire force Fort Sackville Francis Vigo French friends frontiers garrison gentlemen George Rogers Clark give Governor Hamilton guard Harrodstown Henry honor hundred Illinois campaign Illinois country immediately Indians inhabitants Jefferson John Clark joined Joseph Bowman Kaskaskia Kentucky killed knew land letter Lieutenant Lieutenant-Governor Major Bowman Mason memoir miles militia Mississippi night o'clock officers party peace person possession Post Vincennes prisoners probably provisions received river Rochblave Sackville savages says scalps sent soldiers soon supposed taken tion told took town troops Vigo Virginia Wabash whole William wished wounded