[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 499 Engrossed in House (EH)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 499

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Whereas George Rogers Clark was a colonial frontiersman who succeeded in 
        protecting western colonists through diplomacy and advocacy with the 
        colonial government of Virginia;
Whereas George Rogers Clark doubled the size of colonial America through western 
        exploration and by founding towns in Kentucky;
Whereas George Rogers Clark was an expert negotiator with American Indian 
        tribes, securing trade and security for western colonists;
Whereas George Rogers Clark ensured American control of the Northwest Territory 
        by leading a small band of soldiers during the Revolutionary War and 
        successfully capturing British outposts along the Mississippi and Wabash 
        Rivers;
Whereas George Rogers Clark boldly and courageously led fewer than 200 soldiers 
        to recapture the British Fort Sackville at Vincennes, Indiana, in the 
        winter of 1778-1779;
Whereas the soldiers marched across Illinois through flooded and frozen 
        territory and reached Vincennes on the evening of February 23, 1779;
Whereas upon surrounding Fort Sackville, George Rogers Clark was able to give 
        the impression of having a much larger army convincing the British that 
        they were no match for Clark's forces;
Whereas on the morning of February 25, 1779, the British Lieutenant Governor 
        Henry Hamilton surrendered Fort Sackville to George Rogers Clark and his 
        soldiers;
Whereas this victory foiled British attempts to drive the Americans out of the 
        region west of the Appalachians and pulled vital resources from the 
        eastern theater during the American Revolution;
Whereas George Rogers Clark showed great leadership by commanding an expedition 
        northward in 1782 to control unrest caused by British forces in the 
        region;
Whereas George Rogers Clark continued to offer leadership after the 
        Revolutionary War by serving as an advisor to his community; and
Whereas the 250th anniversary of George Rogers Clark's birth is November 19, 
        2002: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress honors George Rogers Clark, whose patriotism and bravery 
helped to secure American independence and liberty.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 15 
      (legislative day, November 14), 2002.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                            H. CON. RES. 499

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

                     Honoring George Rogers Clark.