The States And Territories of the Great West Including Ohio Indiana Illinois
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To complete the atrocity, they offered rewards for the scalps of men, wo- men, and children. In consequence of these representa- tions and persuasions, the tribes had eagerly espoused the quarrel of Great Britain, and were being supplied with their weapons, and ammunition, and with presents, at the various British forts from Detroit to Kaskaskia. Fort Chartres was now no longer occupied. It had been un- dermined in 1772, by the Mississippi, and since then it had been abandoned. Now, the expedit...ion through the hostile wilderness, for the reduction of those forts, and for the purpose of over- awing -the Indians, could not have been confided to better hands. George Rogers Clark was a Virginian by birth. He had become a pioneer from choice. His military genius made him the most prominent defender of the West, at the most critical period of American history. Colonel Clark was one of the finest appearing men of his time. He would have attracted attention among a thou- sand. Conscious dignity sat gracefully upon him.
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