Peoria city and county, Illinois; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . nglish expedition arrived on May 26, 1780. before St. Louis and pre-pared to make the attack. Clark, who had been informed of this while at theFalls of the Ohio, hastened to and arrived at Cahokia with a small force twenty-four hours before the appearance of the British and their allies. His merepresence was a tower of strength. The commander of the English expedition reported to his superior that theyfailed on account of the infidelity of some of their Indian allies but boastfullyclaimed that si
Peoria city and county, Illinois; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . nglish expedition arrived on May 26, 1780. before St. Louis and pre-pared to make the attack. Clark, who had been informed of this while at theFalls of the Ohio, hastened to and arrived at Cahokia with a small force twenty-four hours before the appearance of the British and their allies. His merepresence was a tower of strength. The commander of the English expedition reported to his superior that theyfailed on account of the infidelity of some of their Indian allies but boastfullyclaimed that sixty-eight of the enemy were killed, eighteen black and whitepeople made prisoners, many cattle destroyed, and forty-three scalps brought in. The retreat of the English was a very hasty one. they being closely followedby Col. John Montgomery with a force of three hundred fifty men, including aparty of Spanish allies. IMontgomery followed them to Peoria lake and thenceto Rock river, destroying towns and crops on the way. Thereafter, the In-dians were not disposed to attack the people of Illinois. CHILDRENS PLAY tiUoUND IX CLEX OAK PAIUv
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