Elijah Clarke (1742 – December 15, 1799) was an American military officer and Georgia legislator. Elijah Clarke was born near Tarboro in Edgecombe County, Province of North Carolina, the son of John Clarke of Anson County, North Carolina. [1][2] served in the Georgia Militia during the American Revolutionary War.

On February 14, 1779, Clarke led a part of the American force that surprised and defeated a loyalist militia at the Battle of Kettle Creek. After the British capture of Charleston in 1780, Clarke and his Georgians participated in the guerilla campaign against the British and their supporters in the South Carolina backcountry.

2002年9月12日 · Elijah Clarke was among the few heroes of the Revolutionary War from Georgia. Even though he was wounded several times, Clarke led several successful frontier guerrilla campaigns against British soldiers and American Loyalists during the war.

2024年12月12日 · Colonel Elijah Clarke, b. December 10, 1736 (some give 1733 & 1742) – December 15, 1799, was one of the unsung heroes of the American Revolution. Fierce and determined in battle, the Georgian militia leader was always in the thick of the fight, having received multiple wounds throughout the war; two life threatening.

Elijah Clarke was a Revolutionary War leader and land speculator. He was born near Tarboro in Edgecombe County, the son of Scot-Irish parents. He acquired no formal education.

Elijah Clarke served as captain and lieutenant colonel in several Revolutionary War battles, including the Battle of Kettle Creek in 1779. He led militias against Cherokee and Creek forces across Georgia and became the “most popular of the backwoods Indian fighters.” In the mid-1780s, clashes between Creek forces and frontier families worsened.

From September 14-18, 1780, Colonel Clarke and Lt. Colonel James McCall led over 400 men in an attempt to retake Augusta, Georgia. They began the siege by approaching undetected and rebuffed two Indian attacks.

Clarke led state militia during numerous Indian crises but when the U.S. government reduced military aid to the frontier and cancelled an invasion of the Creek nation, he resigned his post. In an effort to bring security to the frontier himself, Clarke formed and led several volunteer armies on various missions of his own design.

Elijah Clarke gained prominence as a military officer during the American Revolutionary and as a strong advocate of independence. He was largely responsible for the victory at Kettle Creek in 1779 and during his military career achieved the rank of Major-General.

He removed to Georgia in 1774, became a captain in 1776, and distinguished himself in engagements both with Indians and British on the frontiers of Georgia; was appointed a colonel of militia, engaged in the battles of Musgrove's Mill and Blackstocks, afterward promoted brigadier-general, and contributed to the capture of Augusta in June, 1781.