Battle of Blue Licks
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The Battle of Blue Licks, fought on August 19, 1782, was one of the last battles of the American Revolutionary War. The battle occurred ten months after Lord Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown, which
Daniel Boone rallying his men during the battle
This 1820 oil painting by Chester Harding is the only portrait of Daniel Boone made from life.
Monument at the Blue Licks Battlefield State Park, photographed in 2006 during a memorial service marking the 224th anniversary of the battle.
Simon Girty
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Simon Girty was an interpreter and intermediary with the British Indian Department during the American Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War. He and his brothers, James and George, were captu
Battle of Blue Licks
…but the attack never came. A month later, Caldwell with his company of rangers crossed the Ohio River into Kentucky. With him were Alexander McKee and Simon Girty from the British Indian Department, and roughly 300 Indigenous warriors. Their intent was to surprise and destroy the settlement of Bryan Station near…
Portrait of Lord Dunmore by Joshua Reynolds, 1765
Detail of Colonel Crawford Burned at the Stake by Edward Lepper, 1906
St. Clair's defeat, which Girty fought in
American dragoons charging Indian warriors during the Battle of Fallen Timbers