George Rogers Clark and the Revolutionary War

Georges Roger Clark was the brother of the famous Meriwether Clark who gained his fame on the great surveying trip which explored the Continent which would later be the United States. George Rogers Clark begun making his own reputation during the early 1770's when he won recognition for fighting Indians in the French and Indian War. Clark played an unusual role during the Revolutionary War, famous for fighting the British Governor Henry in the outskirts of the frontier with a small band of farmers who had been tortured by Indian violence

George Roger Clark was born in rural Virginia and had grown up on the land. He spent most the days in his youth learning to plant and hunt in the wild natural landscape of the colonial South. As he grew up, he gained a reputation for being a noble and fierce Indian fighter. During the French-Indian War, Clark he spent his time fighting on the frontier line in defense of the settlers.

The Revolution broke out in the East during Clark's campaign against the British Governor Henry in present day Illinois. Governor Henry had been discovered buying scalps from Indian warriors. Outraged, Clark mustered a small force of frontier farmer and heir families to confront the British Governor in Detroit.

Clark only had around two hundred rallied behind his cause. During his campaign, he successfully won the support of the French settlers living in the area. He is famous for masking his true number to his enemy. Clark had his flags continually marched back and forth behind a ridge to make the British believe he had a force of over six hundred men. He defeated the British despite all the odds against him and extended American borders to as far North East as the Great Lakes.