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The Little Known Story of How The British Were Stopped at the Mississippi During The American Revol

In his upcoming book, Cavalry in the Wilderness, author and military historian Stephen Kling says the cavalry at Fort Kaskaskia, along with their Spanish partners, were instrumental in halting the advance of the British in the late 1700s.

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