. Young people's history of Virginia and Virginians . OF Virginia and Virginians 149 war is passed over. In 1778 the soldiers of Virginia wondistinction in the Northwest—the vast territory lying betweenthe Great Lakes, the Ohio River and the Mississippi, whichhad already been the scene of many a border struggle. By theterms of her charter Virginia owned all this territory, and anexpedition was now to be made againstthe English forces garrisoned there. George Rogers Clarke!s Victories.—This expedition was in command of Gen-eral George Rogers Clarke, a native ofAlbemarle county, who had fought w

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. Young people's history of Virginia and Virginians . OF Virginia and Virginians 149 war is passed over. In 1778 the soldiers of Virginia wondistinction in the Northwest—the vast territory lying betweenthe Great Lakes, the Ohio River and the Mississippi, whichhad already been the scene of many a border struggle. By theterms of her charter Virginia owned all this territory, and anexpedition was now to be made againstthe English forces garrisoned there. George Rogers Clarke!s Victories.—This expedition was in command of Gen-eral George Rogers Clarke, a native ofAlbemarle county, who had fought withLewis at Point Pleasant. He laid hisplans before Patrick Henry, who gavehim authority to raise four companies ofVirginia troops; and in 1778 he set out to ^-^ ■■■- ■^^-erscapture the forts at Kaskaskia and Vin-cennes. He succeeded in both attempts, and, leaving a garri-son to hold what he had won, he returned home. The British Recapture Vinceimes.—Within a short timehe learned that the English had come down from Canadaand retaken Vi

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