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Croghan, George ˈkrō-ən (1791–1849) inspector general of the U.S. Army (1825–45), born near Louisville, Kentucky. Croghan fought at Tippecanoe (1811). In the War of 1812, he defended Fort Stephenson, in defiance of Gen. William Henry Harrison's orders to evacuate and burn the fort; and he repulsed a much larger British and Indian force (August 1–2, 1813). On yearly inspection tours as inspector general, Croghan gained a reputation for intoxication and gambling and was court-martialed in 1845.

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George Croghan

George Croghan 1791-1849, American military officer, b. near Louisville, Ky.; nephew of George Rogers Clark and William Clark . He won public acclaim and a congressional award for his defense of Fort Stephenson against almost overwhelming enemy forces in the War of 1812. Croghan later served under Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War.

Bibliography: See Army Life on the Western Frontier, selections from Croghan's official reports ed. by F. P. Prucha (1958).

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