George Rogers Clark
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 206 years ago |
| Date of birth | November 19,1752 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Albemarle County |
| Virginia | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | February 13,1818 |
| Died | Locust Grove |
| Louisville | |
| Kentucky | |
| United States | |
| Years of service | 1776–1790 |
| Siblings | Jonathan Clark |
| Richard Clark | |
| William Clark | |
| Lucy Clark Croghan | |
| Nicknames | Father of Louisville, Conqueror of the Old Northwest, Hannibal of the West, Washington of the West |
| Battles and wars | Lord Dunmore's War |
| Battle of Point Pleasant | |
| American Revolutionary War | |
| Northwest Indian War | |
| Job | Surveyor |
| Filibuster | |
| Books | The Conquest of the Illinois |
| George Rogers Clark papers, 1771- | |
| George Rogers Clark and the Kaskaskia Campaign, 1777-1778 | |
| Vincennes in Picture and Story: History of the Old Town, Appearance of the New. Full Colonial History, Including George Rogers Clark's Own Account of the Capture of the Village | |
| Col. George Rogers Clark's Sketch of His Campaign in the Illinois in 1778-9: With an Introduction by Hon. Henry Pirtle, of Louisville, and an Appendix Containing the Public and Private Instructions to Col. Clark, and Major Bowman's Journal of the Taking of Post St. Vincents | |
| The Capture of Vincennes. 1779 | |
| Memoir, from English's Conquest of the Country | |
| Col. George Rogers Clark's Sketch of His Campaign in the Illinois in 1778-9; With an Introduction by Hon. Henry Pirtle, of Louisville, and an Appendix Containing the Public and Private Instructions to Col. Clark, and Major Bowman's Journal of the Taking O | |
| Buri | Cave Hill Cemetery |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Nickname | Conqueror of the Old Northwest, Father of Louisville, Hannibal of the West, Washington of the West |
| Parents | Ann Rogers Clark |
| John Clark III | |
| Place of burial | Cave Hill Cemetery & Arboretum, Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
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| ID | 431736 |
George Rogers Clark Life story
George Rogers Clark was an American military officer and surveyor from Virginia who became the highest-ranking Patriot military officer on the northwestern frontier during the Revolutionary War. He served as leader of the Virginia militia in Kentucky throughout much of the war.
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