Westernmost Naval Battle of the Revolution
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N 38° 57.336 W 087° 24.449
16S E 464693 N 4311928
A naval battle in Indiana?
Waymark Code: WM8J8M
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2010
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This marker describes a naval engagement on the Wabash River during the Revolutionary War. The text reads:
On 25 February 1779 Col. George Rogers Clark captured Ft. Sackville at Vincennes from the British. About 6 miles west at Pointe Coupee on the Wabash River on 2 March 1779 Capt. Leonard Helm commanding 3 boats and 50 volunteers from Vincennes captured a reinforcement fleet of 7 boats carrying 40 soldiers and valuable supplies and Indian trade goods. This small naval battle completed destruction of British military strength in the Wabash Valley.
The marker stands in a grassy median between new US 41 and old US 41 in Sullivan County. It was placed in 1985 by the Sullivan County Historical Society.
County: Sullivan
Year Placed: 1985
Name: Westernmost Naval Battle of the Revolution
ID#: ID# : 77.1985.1
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