Fort Jefferson (Kentucky)
Fort Jefferson was a town on the Mississippi River, about one mile south of Wickliffe, Kentucky in southwestern Ballard County.
| Fort Jefferson (Kentucky) | |
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| Chickasaw tribal land, Kentucky territory of Virginia, present-day site one mile south of Wickliffe, Ballard County, Kentucky | |
| Type | stockade |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Virginia |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1779 |
| In use | 1779–1781 |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders | George Rogers Clark, Capt. Robert George |
| Garrison | 100 |
| Capture of Fort Jefferson | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Chickasaw | United States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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James Colbert Alexander Colbert |
George Rogers Clark Capt. Owen | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| unknown |
120 soldiers unknown amount of local settlers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| unknown but small |
unknown, but significant fort Jefferson burned down by Chickasaw forces | ||||||
In 1779, George Rogers Clark built a stronghold of the same name at the intersection of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in order to consolidate his forces and to control access to the Ohio. The original fort was burned down by Chickasaw forces in 1781. The settlement was reestablished in 1858. The town itself no longer exists. The site is now home of the Phoenix Paper mill.
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