Today I heard word that the war now continues in the west. Redcoats and patriots alike are both trying to win over the Indians. George Rogers Clark lead this western campaign, going to trading villages. They traveled 120 miles overland to the village of Kaskaskia, but the village surrendered. Other villages were also taken without fights.Fort Sackville, near the village of Vincennes, was also taken by Clark in February. The army was actually quite small, with only 150 men, but they made it seem like there were more of them, and the fort surrendered, falling for the ruse. It takes not only strength to win a war, but cleverness and intelligence as well.
There have not been many battles near me, which I am thankful for, though I doubt things will stay that way. If the war ends soon I will be surprised.
Sources: Deverell White. "Tennessee United States History Beginnings to 1877 ." Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 2008.
Picture: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Rogers_Clark.jpg
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