Capture of Kaskaskia

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American Revolutionary War battle military campaign

The Capture of Kaskaskia was a 1778 American Revolutionary War campaign in which George Rogers Clark seized the British-held Illinois village of Kaskaskia, helping secure the Northwest Territory for the United States.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Capture of Kaskaskia canonical	1
George Rogers Clark’s Western campaign	1
Kaskaskia expedition	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Revolutionary War battle ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Capture of Kaskaskia ⓘ surface form: Kaskaskia expedition
associatedWith	Illinois campaign ⓘ surface form: George Rogers Clark’s Illinois campaign Virginia’s claim to the Northwest Territory ⓘ
belligerent	British Empire ⓘ Loyalist forces ⓘ Patriot forces ⓘ Virginia militia ⓘ
casualties	minimal combat casualties ⓘ
commander	George Rogers Clark ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
controlledByAfter	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
controlledByBefore	Great Britain ⓘ
countryInvolved	Great Britain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1778 ⓘ
endDate	1778-07-04 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Vincennes ⓘ surface form: Capture of Vincennes
forceType	Virginia militia ⓘ frontier volunteers ⓘ
geographicContext	Mississippi River valley ⓘ
involvedPopulation	French-speaking inhabitants of Kaskaskia ⓘ
location	Province of Quebec ⓘ surface form: British Province of Quebec Illinois Country ⓘ Kaskaskia, Illinois ⓘ surface form: Kaskaskia
method	nighttime surprise entry into the town ⓘ
objective	secure the Northwest Territory for the United States ⓘ seize British-held Kaskaskia ⓘ
opponentCommander	British local officials at Kaskaskia ⓘ
partOf	Illinois campaign ⓘ Northwest Indian War theater precursor ⓘ
politicalOutcome	local inhabitants swore allegiance to the United States ⓘ
precededBy	authorization of George Rogers Clark’s expedition by Virginia ⓘ
result	American control of Kaskaskia ⓘ American victory ⓘ surrender of British garrison at Kaskaskia ⓘ
significance	contributed to U.S. claims recognized in the Treaty of Paris 1783 ⓘ helped secure the Northwest Territory for the United States ⓘ undermined British alliances with Native American groups in the region ⓘ
startDate	1778-07-04 ⓘ
strategy	overland march from the Ohio River ⓘ surprise attack ⓘ
territorialConsequence	strengthened U.S. claims to the Northwest Territory ⓘ weakened British control in the Illinois Country ⓘ
theater	Western theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
year	1778 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

George Rogers Clark → notableWork → Capture of Kaskaskia ⓘ

Battle of Vincennes → campaign → Capture of Kaskaskia ⓘ

this entity surface form: George Rogers Clark’s Western campaign

Capture of Kaskaskia → alsoKnownAs → Capture of Kaskaskia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kaskaskia expedition