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    INDIANA MILITARY MUSEUM

    Mar 20, 2020 5 minutes
    BY PETER SUCIU

    While not as well known as Saratoga or Yorktown, another highly significant battle of the American Revolution was fought not in the 13 colonies, but on what was then the frontier near present-day Vincennes, Indiana. The Siege of Fort Vincennes is noted by historians for its daring wintertime march where a small American force was able to defeat a British outpost.

    It was the western-most battle in North America during the Revolution, and the 172 militiamen under George Rogers Clark successfully took the British fort and suffered no casualties. More importantly, this victory was used to encourage the alliance with France.

    Today, Vincennes isn’t only home to an impressive memorial commemorating that battle, but the city is also home to the equally impressive

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