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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. ... Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 2003.
Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park is a park located near Mount Olivet, Kentucky in Robertson and Nicholas counties. The park encompasses 148 acres (60 ha) and features a monument commemorating the August 19, 1782 Battle of Blue Licks. [2] The battle was regarded as the final battle of the American Revolutionary War. [3]
This attack was a surprise, and the militia in the fort were thus unprepared. The attackers lifted the siege after Indian scouts reported that a force of Kentucky militia was on the way. The militiamen pursued Caldwell's force but were defeated three days later at the Battle of Blue Licks, about 33 miles (53 km) northeast.
Kentucky settlers vs American Indians & allies Battle of Blue Licks: August 19, 1782 near modern Mount Olivet, Kentucky: American Revolutionary War Western theater 79 Kentucky militia vs Kingdom of Great Britain & American Indians Battle of Barbourville [8] September 19, 1861 Barbourville, Kentucky: American Civil War: Kentucky Confederate ...
Stephen Trigg (c. 1744 – August 19, 1782) was an American pioneer and soldier from Virginia.He was killed ten months after the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown in one of the last battles of the American Revolution while leading the Lincoln County militia at the Battle of Blue Licks, Kentucky.
Boone returned to Kentucky and in August 1782 fought in the Battle of Blue Licks, a disastrous defeat for the Kentuckians in which Boone's son Israel was killed. In November 1782, Boone took part in another Clark-led expedition into Ohio, the last major campaign of the war.
Linda Blackford: Jim Hellard, 98, one of the Kentucky’s last living WWII veterans was first interviewed by this paper in 1946. Here’s the follow-up. A soldier, his Nazi dog, the Battle of the ...
Hugh McGary was a Major with the Kentucky militia during the Battle of Blue Licks, fought on August 19, 1782, 10 months after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Yorktown.