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Events on Thursday 25 February 1779 1
1779George Rogers Clark captures VincennesBritish Fort Sackville surrenders after a winter marchGeorge Rogers Clark led a small force of Virginians across the flooded Illinois country in midwinter to besiege Fort Sackville at Vincennes. The British lieutenant governor Henry Hamilton surrendered the fort. The capture strengthened the American claim to the Northwest Territory.