On May 26\, 1780 the British launched a si multaneous attack against St. Louis and Cahokia with a force of 1\,000 Nat ive American warriors and British Canadian fur traders led by British Indi an Department officers. These attacks were part of a grand plan to conquer the entire Mississippi River valley and were one of the largest campaigns \, geographically\, of the entire American Revolutionary War. Both towns w ere successfully defended due to advance intelligence and the construction of defenses\, though the number of casualties was exceptionally high. Pre senter Stephen L. Kling\, Jr.\, will tell the the story of this largely un known chapter of American Revolutionary War history which is covered in hi s book\, "The Battle of St. Louis\, the Attack on Cahokia\, and the Americ an Revolution in the West." Kling will also discuss a forthcoming document ary and museum exhibit.
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