Fort Sackville
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Fort Sackville was an 18th-century British frontier fort at Vincennes in present-day Indiana, best known for its capture by George Rogers Clark during the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Sackville canonical | 6 |
| British garrison of Fort Sackville | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military fortification
ⓘ
frontier fort ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
George Rogers Clark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia militia forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedFrom |
British forces
ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Quebec (British colony) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCapture | 1779-02-25 ⓘ |
| garrison |
British regulars and Canadian militia
ⓘ
Native American allies of the British ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of George Rogers Clark National Historical Park (commemorative site) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois Country
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vincennes, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Wabash River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lord George Germain, Viscount Sackville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | capture by George Rogers Clark ⓘ |
| partOf | British defenses in the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| precededBy | French fort at Vincennes ⓘ |
| presentLocationUse | commemorated by a memorial and reconstructed fort at George Rogers Clark National Historical Park ⓘ |
| regionServed | Northwest Territory (historic region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Fort Patrick Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | surrender of British garrison to American forces ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of the Wabash River corridor ⓘ |
| usedFor |
control of frontier trade and travel
ⓘ
military defense ⓘ |
| yearOfCapture | 1779 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British garrison of Fort Sackville