MOST UNDERRATED & FORGOTTEN HERO IN AMERICAN HISTORY! GEORGE ROGERS CLARK! VINCENNES, INDIANA!

We visited the George Rogers Clark National Historic Park in Vincennes, Indiana, to see the monument for "The Conqueror of the Old Northwest", General George Rogers Clark. This video not only briefly covers the story of GRC, but also shows you the sites in and around the monument.

[@Looknorth580]

Thank you for doing this video. I’m sure you know of Sgt. Bowman’s journal of the campaign/attack on Ft. Sackville. Very detailed account and quite amazing what they endured and accomplished. In addition to Cahokia and Kaskaskia (pronounced cas cas key a) he also captured Prairie du Rocher.

[@familytreenutshistorygenealogy]

Thanks for your support Ron. He is someone who should be remembered!

[@ericolsen4935]

One of my 6th great grandfathers who was a Clark served as a Lt in the Virginia Militia in the American Revolution was one of his 2nd cousins and I have 3 more ancestors who served under him during the American Revolution.

[@christopherherndon4891]

Thank you for creating this interesting video. I am descended from Captain Leonard Helm.

[@toastnjam7384]

This campaign was never covered in my history classes and I believe although small it was one of the most important in the Revolution. It allowed the US to claim this vast area in the peace treaty. I never heard of these battles until I watch Frontier: Legends of the Old Northwest (1998) on the History Channel.

[@familytreenutshistorygenealogy]

You are very correct. It is a shame that so few are aware of these stories but we are trying to correct that little by little.

[@drewestepp5594]

George rogers clark is my 1st cousin (a few times removed due to how many generations have passed) we share the same grandparents. Thank you for educating people, and sharing his story

[@familytreenutshistorygenealogy]

That is a super cool cousin to have! Jealous here! I’d tell everyone I meet if I were you, haha. Sad that so few know him now.

[@drewestepp5594]

@@familytreenutshistorygenealogy It is sad. Hopefully with time, he will be more well known. It's a shame he did so much and assisted with conquering the northwest territory, only to end up living in poverty and forgotten by many.

[@luvrealdeal]

Very cool. I live in Vincennes. Francis Vigo was my 6 times great uncle. Today Vincennes is known as the city that never grew. Is sure very much history. I knew Jim Thom who wrote “Long Knife”.

[@meadecountylocal]

Busy busy busy love it Russ

[@familytreenutshistorygenealogy]

All the time! 😀

[@richardtaylor8495]

Honored to be a 4x8 cousin of Gen. George Rogers Clark

[@seankelly1366]

By all means George Roger's Clark made such an impact to the expansion of the West in American history.... By all means,he recruited the toughest people who could have taken on the Western frontier.... Complete Frontier Justice...Unfortunately he passed away alone in the frontier having to deal with his personal PTSD upon his divine service to the early stages of America .. Both him as well as John Paul Jones were completely passed over by the Continental Congress...

[@seankelly1366]

Aa well, thank you for sharing this valuable information.

[@RicardoCoyote]

My fourth grade grandfather, Littlepaige Proctor, fought under his command.

[@familytreenutshistorygenealogy]

Really cool! An early American Patriot!

[@user-vw3ry6rm8k]

who was your 3rd grade grandfather?

[@tony3313]

GRC took the Fort of Sackville by Tomahawking two Native American prisoners in view of the much horrified to Lt Gov. Henry Hamilton. Barbaric yet effective.

[@christopherherndon4891]

The hair buyer was horrified?

[@user-vw3ry6rm8k]

the battle of Frenchtown was awesome. too.

[@stephenkessinger5768]

what about solomon kessinger he was with clark the whole time ev en settled louiseville

[@familytreenutshistorygenealogy]

Wellll... we haven’t heard about him yet. We will do some research, thanks for the tip!

[@stephenkessinger5768]

@@familytreenutshistorygenealogy 5 familys came down the Ohio river after the war and settled on corn Island then over to were louisville is today.would be nice to know more detail thanks

[@cathyneal415]

@@stephenkessinger5768 Captain Edward Worthington, my third great-grandfather, accompanied GRC on all his exploits in the region and was an early settler on Corn Island.

[@omg_Michae1]

Vincennes resident here. 👋 Great video. I love our GRC history.