George Rogers Clark was occupation military from Early in George Rogers Clark life he became a land surveyor. George Roger Clark took part in Lord Dunmore's War in 1774. In 1775 George Rogers Clark went as a surveyor for the Ohio Company to Kentucky His iron will, strong passions, courage and magnificent physique soon made him a leader among his neighbors, by which in 1776 he was sent to represent others to the Virginia legislature. On January 2nd 1778 George Rogers Clark was commissioned lieutenant colonel. He received £1200 in low currency, and was authorized to gather troops, and by the end of May he was at the falls of the Ohio with about 175 men.
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George Rogers Clark (sad)
his grave stone
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