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The Blue Licks battle site is commemorated at Blue Licks Battlefield State Park, on U.S. Route 68 between Paris and Maysville, just outside the town of Blue Licks Springs. The site includes a granite obelisk, burial grounds, The Worthington Lodge, Hidden Waters Restaurant, a gift shop and a museum.
Caldwell was wounded early in the battle. In August, Caldwell crossed into Kentucky and after an unsuccessful attack on Bryan Station, defeated the patriot militia at the Battle of Blue Licks. [1] [3] A month later Captain Andrew Bradt’s company was present at the unsuccessful Siege of Fort Henry, in what is now Wheeling, West Virginia. [1] [3]
Battle of Little Mountain: March 22, 1782 near modern Mount Sterling, Kentucky: American Revolutionary War Western theater 24 Wyandot vs Kentucky militia Siege of Bryan Station: August 15–17, 1782 modern Lexington, Kentucky: American Revolutionary War Western theater 5+ Kentucky settlers vs American Indians & allies Battle of Blue Licks ...
The Battle of Blue Licks celebration is held annually in mid-August and features a re-enactment of the Battle of Blue Licks. [6] The Short's Goldenrod Festival—a celebration of one of the rarest plants in Kentucky and the United States—saw its 30th anniversary in 2006. [13] It was held annually in the last week of September until 2008.
Major Silas Harlan died on August 19, 1782, [2] leading the advance party at the Battle of Blue Licks, one of the last battles of the American Revolution and the last victory for the Loyalists and Native Americans during the frontier war. [9] He was highly regarded by his contemporaries.
He was a captain of the Fayette County militia in the Battle of Blue Licks, the last major battle of the war in the west. He was, along with Daniel Boone, one of the few senior officers to survive that disastrous battle. In 1786 he was severely injured in Logan's Raid in the Northwest Indian War.
Private Stanford Lea Jessee of Co. A, 29th Virginia Infantry Regiment. The 29th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Blue Lick may refer to: Blue Lick, Indiana ; Blue Lick, Kentucky ... Battle of Blue Licks