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Westernmost Naval Battle of the Revolution IN427 |
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On 25 February 1779 Col. George Rogers Clark captured Ft. Sackville at Vincennes from the British. About 6 miles west at Pointe Coupee on the Wabash River on 2 March 1779 Capt. Leonard Helm commanding 3 boats and 50 volunteers from Vincennes captured a reinforcement fleet of 7 boats carrying 40 soldiers and valuable supplies and Indian trade goods. This small naval battle completed destruction of British military strength in the Wabash Valley.
Erected by the Sullivan County Historical Society 1985.
S. of Jct. US-41 & IN-58, Earl J. Abe Rogers Rd. (Old US-41), Carlisle, Sullivan County Indiana
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