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George Rogers Clark

1752 - 1818

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George Rogers Clark (November 19, 1752 – February 13, 1818) was an American military officer and surveyor from Virginia who became the highest-ranking Patriot military officer on the northwestern frontier during the Revolutionary War. He served as leader of the Virginia militia in Kentucky (then part of Virginia) throughout much of the war. He is best known for his captures of Kaskaskia in 1778 and Vincennes in 1779 during the Illinois campaign, which greatly weakened British influence in the Northwest Territory (then part of the British Province of Quebec) and earned Clark the nickname of "Conqueror of the Old Northwest". The British ceded the entire Northwest Territory to the United States in the 1783 Treaty of Paris. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). George Rogers Clark is the 2,016th most popular military personnel (down from 1,956th in 2024), the 12,119th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,292nd in 2019) and the 185th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among military personnels, George Rogers Clark ranks 2,016 out of 2,058. Before him are Razi Mousavi, Earl Van Dorn, James Abbott, Mamadu Ture Kuruma, William Gott, and Abu Azrael. After him are Andy McNab, Islam Bibi, Daniel Hagari, John Buford, Stanley A. McChrystal, and Richard Myers.

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Among people born in 1752, George Rogers Clark ranks 37. Before him are Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, Albrecht Thaer, Palisot de Beauvois, Barnaba Oriani, Gouverneur Morris, and John Graves Simcoe. After him is Philip Freneau. Among people deceased in 1818, George Rogers Clark ranks 44. Before him are Henry Lee III, Josef Abel, Johann David Wyss, Carl Frederik von Breda, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, and Arthur St. Clair.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Rogers Clark ranks 12,121 out of 20,380. Before him are Joe Kovacs (1989), Fortune Gordien (1922), Robert Cormier (1925), Norman Malcolm (1911), Cleavon Little (1939), and Adrienne Ames (1907). After him are Deborah Ann Woll (1985), Rya Kihlstedt (1970), Dan Butler (1954), Al Harker (1910), Jake Garn (1932), and Dean Malenko (1960).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, George Rogers Clark ranks 185. Before him are Hugh McCulloch (1808), James L. Jones (1943), Lisa Franchetti (1964), Daniel Harvey Hill (1821), Evan McMullin (1976), and Earl Van Dorn (1820). After him are John Buford (1826), Stanley A. McChrystal (1954), Richard Myers (1942), Leonidas Polk (1806), Isaac Shelby (1750), and Crispus Attucks (1723).

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