The Battle of St. Louis and the Attack on Cahokia During the American Revolution | Stephen Kling

Compared to events in the East, the American Revolutionary War in the West has received sparse attention despite its major impact on the geographical extent of the United States after the war. In 1779, in response to George Rogers Clark conquering the Illinois country and Spain entering the war, Lord George Germain set in motion a grand plan to conquer the entire Mississippi River Valley for the British. The lynchpin of the plan was a simultaneous attack by over one thousand men against Spanish St. Louis and American Cahokia-attacks that were repelled by each town on May 26, 1780. Historian Stephen L. Kling, Jr., discusses the details of this little-known, yet important history of the Revolutionary War.
About the Speaker
Stephen L. Kling, Jr., is an independent historian and the author of several books and articles on the western theater of the American Revolutionary War. His books include The Battle of St. Louis, the Attack on Cahokia, and the American Revolution in the West, co-authored with Kristine Sjostrom of Seville, Spain (THGC Publishing, 2017); Cavalry in the Wilderness: Cavalry in the Western Theater of the American Revolutionary War (THGC Publishing, 2021) and James Colbert and His Chickasaw Legacy (THGC Publishing, 2022). Additionally, Mr. Kling is the editor of the anthology The American Revolutionary War in the West (THGC Publishing, 2020) and was the historical consultant for a documentary film, “House of Thunder,” highlighting the Battle of St. Louis, that was awarded the St. Louis Filmmakers Award and a Mid-America Emmy for the best historical documentary. Mr. Kling is also a co-curator of the exhibition The American Revolutionary War in the West, which opened in 2022 at the St. Charles County Heritage Museum in Missouri.
The rights to this video's thumbnail image, along with the other featured artwork in this presentation, are exclusively owned by Stephen L. Kling, Jr. The artwork and some of the various maps were produced by the following artists: Mitchell Nolte, Heather Scott, Francesca Baerald, and Anton Batov.
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[@QuaaludeCharlie]

I Always love learning More about St. Louis .

[@carssv]

As Spaniard I never heard of our role in US independence until 6 months ago that I knew about the Bernardo de Galvez recognition on the US Congress, since then I have learned a few things and I think is a very interesting topic.

[@kmaher1424]

I was raised south of Houston. On the Old Galveston Road. Galveston = Galvez Town...

[@LBGirl1988]

One of my ancestors was living on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and joined de Galvez to fight in support of the American Revolution. My ancestor was French by birth. Gov. de Galvez is an official patriot in the Daughters of the American Revolution.

[@Kaz.Klay.]

Galveston is a pretty cool little town Ling strip w the beach n seawall n the harbor on the other side... I enjoyed my time there.. happy new year from Chicago

[@PAPITO_49]

I never knew about this battle.

[@MyCornerOnline]

My ancestors were there. They lost their son who was in the field. Thanks for educating us.

[@jerryp8990]

I was raised in Cahokia IL. Understand there is the town of Cahokia just south of E.St.Louis and Cahokia Mounds which is closer to Collinsville. Can you clear up (my mind) on which area the attack on “Cahokia” took place. TY! Didn’t know this history but knew Cahokia (town) was just as old if not older than St. Louis.

[@alunderwood5903]

Wow! So interesting!

[@mindbomb9341]

GREAT, AWESOME PRESENTATION!!!!!! The best source I have found on this battle so far! Thank you!!!! Where is Sacina(c)? The "Very large Indian village of 5000"? I can't find any reference to it.

[@GaryParris-sd8gg]

Was the Chain of Rocks there at the time of the battle!!!

[@Idrinklight44]

Yep

[@Idrinklight44]

Grew up in ST Louis, first I've heard of this.

[@James-hd4ms]

Who knew?

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

If the British had won that battle Missouri could have remained a part of La Nouvelle-France and would today be a part of Canada... 🍁. The srangest thing to me was that Spaniards took part in that war as they were as ambitious as the Americans to expand their own empire over Las Americas. I'm so glad that US expansion was stopped here in Canada when Americans tried to invade it. This is why we still have this saying here: Yankee go home... They bring bloody war wherever they go. 🍁☮🍀

[@carywest9256]

War is it? Alright ya tree huggin' Mick Canuck! GREETINGS FROM TEJAS

[@rweezy6246]

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[@AttilatheNun-xv6kc]

Yeah, Spain entered the war not as an American ally but as an ally of the French. It was a co-belligerent rather than an ally. And at the end the Spanish got British East Florida and British West Florida back after losing it 20years earlier (for all the good it did them).

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

@@AttilatheNun-xv6kc The Spaniards weren't that friendly with the French... They massacred all the French they found at La Belle Rivière in Florida so none of them could escape and tell anyone about their incursion in Florida. ⚜⛵

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

@@carywest9256 Yes sir it is war and when the only weapon left you have is insult, know that any of your foes are ready to eat you alive... By the way what happenned to the trees you had left in TEJAS? They were set afire by your own resident evil. ❤‍🔥

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Are you sure you are pronouncing 'New Orleans' correctly?