"I know the case is desperate, but, sire, we must either quit the country or attack Mr. Hamilton. No time is to be lost. Was I sure of a re-enforcement I should not attempt it. Who knows what fortune will do for us? Great things have been effected by a few men well conducted. Perhaps we may be fortunate. We have this consolation that our case is just, and that our country will be grateful and not condemn our conduct, in case we fall through; if so, this country as well as Kentucky, I believe, is lost."
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George Rogers Clark
George Rogers Clark (November 19, 1752 – February 13, 1818) was an American pioneer and military officer credited with winning the Northwest Territory during the American Revolution.
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