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英國代理總督亨利‧漢米爾頓 (Henry
Hamilton) 投降
1779年2月25日
在獨立戰爭發生之前，有數千位殖民地人民與其家人移居到阿帕拉契山脈旁定居，同時也沒有受到移民地的保護。戰爭爆發之後，這些移居者因為沒有反擊能力，同時遭受來自印地安原住民與英國軍隊的攻擊。
陸軍中校喬治‧羅格斯‧克拉克 (George
Rogers Clark) 知道英國代理總督亨利‧漢米爾頓付錢請印地安原住民襲擊那些移居者。在維吉尼亞州州長派翠克‧亨利 (Patrick
Henry) 的支持下，克拉克從拓荒者中編組了一支自願軍，攻擊英軍在密西西比河沿岸的基地。他們還企圖要俘虜漢米爾頓。
Before the Revolutionary War, hundreds of colonists and their families settled beyond the Appalachian Mountains and beyond the protection of the Colonies. When the war began, the settlers became vulnerable to attack not only from the Native Americans but also from the British.
Lieutenant Colonel George Rogers Clark learned that British Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton was paying Native Americans to raid the American settlements. With Virginia Governor Patrick Henry's support, Clark marshaled volunteers from among the frontiersmen and set out to attack British outposts along the Mississippi River. They also intended to capture Hamilton.
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