Over 1778-79, British Lt. Governor Henry Hamilton attempts to secure the Illinois Territory for Britain and encourages Indian attacks on Virginia settlers in Kentucky. In early 1779, Virginia Colonel George Rogers Clark captures the key forts in the region and takes Governor Hamilton as a prisoner.
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Book Recommendations of the Week: George Rogers Clark: I Glory in War, by William R. Nester.
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Episode 119 Fort Cumberland Nova Scotia and Newport Rhode Island
Episode 118 British Capture Stockton and Lee
Episode 117 Retreat Across New Jersey
Episode 116 American Terrorist in Britain
Episode 115 Congress and French Diplomacy
Episode 114 Escape from Fort Lee
Episode 113 The Fall of Fort Washington
Episode 112 The Battle of White Plains
Episode 111 Retreat from Lake Champlain
Episode 110 The Battle of Valcour Island
Episode 109 Great Fire of NY & Hanging Nathan Hale
Episode 108 The French Connection
Episode 107 Kip's Bay and Harlem Heights
Episode 106 Arms Race on Lake Champlain
Episode 105 Staten Island Peace Conference
Episode 104 Submarine Warfare
Episode 103 The Battle of Brooklyn
Episode 102 Cherokee War in the South
Episode 101 The British Land at Staten Island
Episode 100 The Declaration of Independence
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