Illinois Regiment of the Virginia State Forces
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The Illinois Regiment of the Virginia State Forces was a Revolutionary War-era Virginia state military unit, led by George Rogers Clark, that conducted frontier campaigns against British outposts in the Old Northwest.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Illinois Regiment of Virginia State Forces | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War unit
ⓘ
Virginia state forces unit ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Commonwealth of Virginia
NERFINISHED
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United States (Continental cause) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Illinois Country
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ western frontier of Virginia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Continental cause in the West
ⓘ
Virginia militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | infantry ⓘ |
| campaign |
George Rogers Clark’s western campaigns
ⓘ
Illinois campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | George Rogers Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| garrisonOrHeadquarters | Illinois Country (field-based operations) ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Northwest Territory precursor ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| leader | George Rogers Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Illinois Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
capture of Kaskaskia
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operations against British posts in the Illinois Country ⓘ |
| opponent |
British provincial forces
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British-allied Native American groups ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Virginia State Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to conduct frontier campaigns against British outposts in the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
frontier warfare
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seizure of British outposts ⓘ |
| theater |
Old Northwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | American Revolutionary War era ⓘ |
| type | state regiment ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Illinois Regiment of Virginia State Forces