Peoria city and county, Illinois; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . CHILDRENS PLAY tiUoUND IX CLEX OAK PAIUv. OX ROSE ISLAXD. CLEX OAK PARK HISTORY OF PEORIA COUNTY 49 Some time after the repulse of this invading force of the British, a companyof only seventeen Illinoisans, commanded by Thomas Brady, a patriotic citizenof Cahokia, retaliated by attacking the British post at St. Joseph in what is nowthe state of Michigan, and capturing it; but he was ambushed and defeated onhis way back to Illinois and most of his command taken prisoners. He escapedand St. Joseph
Peoria city and county, Illinois; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . CHILDRENS PLAY tiUoUND IX CLEX OAK PAIUv. OX ROSE ISLAXD. CLEX OAK PARK HISTORY OF PEORIA COUNTY 49 Some time after the repulse of this invading force of the British, a companyof only seventeen Illinoisans, commanded by Thomas Brady, a patriotic citizenof Cahokia, retaliated by attacking the British post at St. Joseph in what is nowthe state of Michigan, and capturing it; but he was ambushed and defeated onhis way back to Illinois and most of his command taken prisoners. He escapedand St. Joseph fell again into the hands of the British. Thereupon the author-ities at St. Louis and Cahokia, joining the forces of the Illinoisans and theSpanish, organized an expedition of about thirty Spaniards under the commandof Don Ugenio Pourre, and about thirty French under the command of Jean(John) Baptiste Maillet, and some two hundred Indians, and proceeded to re-take it. The Spanish officer was senior in rank and had command of the ex-pedition. They placated the Indians on the way and captured St. Joseph againwithout striking a blow; the
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