Back جورج روجرز كلارك Arabic جورج روجرز كلارك ARZ Джордж Роджэрс Кларк Byelorussian George Rogers Clark Danish George Rogers Clark German George Rogers Clark English George Rogers Clark Esperanto George Rogers Clark Spanish George Rogers Clark French George Rogers Clark ID
| George Rogers Clark | |
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 1825 portrait by James Barton Longacre | |
| Nickname | Conqueror of the Old Northwest[1] Hannibal of the West[2] Washington of the West[3] Father of Louisville |
| Born | November 19, 1752 Albemarle County, Virginia |
| Died | February 13, 1818 (aged 65) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Buried at | Cave Hill Cemetery |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch | Virginia Militia |
| Years of service | 1776–1790 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Illinois Regiment, Virginia State Forces |
| Commands held | Western Frontier |
| Battles/wars | Lord Dunmore's War Northwest Indian War |
| Relations | John Clark III (father) Ann Rogers Clark (mother) General Jonathan Clark (brother) Captain William Clark (brother) Ann Clark Gwatmey (sister) Captain John Clark (brother) Lieutenant Richard Clark (brother) Captain Edmund Clark (brother) Lucy Clark Croghan (sister) Elizabeth Clark Anderson (sister) Frances "Fanny" Clark O'Fallon Minn Fitzhugh (sister) |
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George Rogers Clark founded Louisville, in modern day Kentucky, USA.
- ↑ Miles P DuVal (1969). George Rogers Clark: Conqueror of the Old Northwest.
- ↑ James J. Holmberg. The Clark Family and the Kentucky Derby. Filson Historical Society.
- ↑ Old South Meeting House. The Old South Leaflets: Annual Series. Old South Meeting House. 1893. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016.