Elijah Clarke

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Elijah Clarke
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Portrait by Rembrandt Peale
Born 1742
Anson County, North Carolina, U.S.
Died December 15, 1799
Occupation Military officer
Children Elijah Clarke, Jr.
John Clark
Relatives Edward Clark (grandson)

Elijah Clarke (1742 – December 15, 1799) was an American military officer.

Early life

Elijah Clarke was born in 1742 at Anson County, North Carolina.

Career

Clarke served in the Georgia Militia during the American Revolutionary War. He fought in the southern theater and in the Battle of Kettle Creek.

After the war, Clarke was elected to the Georgia legislature. In 1794 he organized the Trans-Oconee Republic, several settlements in counties of Georgia in traditional Creek territory. From there he attacked Creek villages, but was restrained by Georgia Governor George Mathews. [1]

Death and legacy

Clarke died on December 15, 1799.

Clarke and his actions served as one of the sources for the fictional character of Benjamin Martin in The Patriot, a film released in 2000. He is also a major character in the historical novel The Hornet's Nest by Jimmy Carter.

References

  1. George R. Lamplugh, Politics on the Periphery: Factions and Parties in Georgia, 1783-1806, Newark, University of Delaware Press, 1986, pp. 64-68, accessed 19 Nov 2010

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