BRITAINS SOLDIERS MUSEUM 10131 - Second Lieutenant William Clark, Diecast Metal

Name: BRITAINS SOLDIERS MUSEUM 10131 - Second Lieutenant William Clark, Diecast Metal
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A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION!!!\n\nFOR COLLECTORS OF 14 YEARS +, THIS IS A DETAILED SCALE MODEL PRODUCED BY WILLIAM BRITAINS (FAMOUS FOR YEARS OF PRODUCING METAL \""TOY\"" SOLDIERS).\n\nBRAND NEW IN BOX\nBRITAINS SOLDIERS MUSEUM 10131 - Second Lieutenant William Clark, 1803 Diecast Metal\nWilliam Clark was born on 1 August 1770 and 22 years later on 6 March 1792 was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Legion of the United States. In September of that year he was assigned to the 4th Sub-Legion. In 1794 at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, Clark commanded a company of riflemen who drove back the enemy on the left flank, killing a number of Native Americans and Canadians. William Clark resigned his commission on 4 July 1796 and retired due to poor health although he was only 26 years old. \nIn 1803, Meriwether Lewis recruited Clark, then age 33, to share command of the newly formed Corps of Discovery, whose mission was to explore the territory of th;