Fort Patrick Henry

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Fort Patrick Henry was the later name given to Fort Sackville in Vincennes, a historic frontier fort significant during the American Revolutionary era.

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Fort Patrick Henry canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American military officer
American politician
historic fort
military fortification
associatedWithCity Vincennes, Indiana
associatedWithEvent Illinois campaign
associatedWithPerson George Rogers Clark
Patrick Henry
captureDate 1779
1779
capturedBy George Rogers Clark
George Rogers Clark
conflict American Revolutionary War
controlledBy American forces
British Army
George Rogers Clark's forces
linked to: George Rogers Clark

Great Britain
United States
Virginia (Commonwealth of Virginia)
linked to: Virginia
country United States
era 18th century
garrisonType Continental forces
frontier militia
hasFormerName Fort Sackville
hasLaterName Fort Patrick Henry
heldPosition Governor of Virginia
heritageStatus historic site
historicSignificance American control of the Northwest Territory
locatedIn Indiana
Knox County, Indiana NERFINISHED
United States
Vincennes, Indiana
locatedOnWaterway Wabash River
militaryBranch Continental Army
Virginia militia
namedAfter Patrick Henry
notableFor Illinois campaign
partOf American frontier defenses
Northwest frontier of the American Revolution
presentDayMarker historic markers in Vincennes, Indiana
region Old Northwest
significantPeriod American Revolutionary War
strategicRole control of the Illinois Country
control of the Wabash River valley
usedDuringConflict American Revolutionary War
usedFor control of regional trade routes
defense of frontier settlements

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Fort Sackville, Vincennes laterRenamed Fort Patrick Henry
Fort Sackville replacedBy Fort Patrick Henry
Fort Sackville hasLaterName Fort Patrick Henry
subject linked to: Fort Patrick Henry