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NAME: George Rogers Clark
OCCUPATION: Explorer, Military Leader
BIRTH DATE: November 19, 1752
DEATH DATE: February 13, 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH: Albermarle, Virginia
PLACE OF DEATH: Louisville, Kentucky
Nickname: Conqueror of the Old Northwest

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George Rogers Clark, a western frontier military leader during and after the American Revolution, secured additional land in the Treaty of Paris.

George Rogers Clark biography

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George Rogers Clark, born in Virginia in 1752, became a western frontier military leader during and after the American Revolution. He successfully defeated British and Native American tribes in multiple frontier battles, as far west as present day Illinois. Following independence, Clark was rewarded with the appointment of Indian Commissioner.

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