Show I 1 defeat had good result kentucky history records the battle of the blue licks as the bloodiest engagement between the whites and ali the Indi indiana atis of the pioneer days it was in this battle of august 10 1782 2 that shawnee indians led by british and canadians and the notorious renegade simon girty ambushed comrades of daniel boone and slew and scalded scalped more than halt half of them including boones youngest son israel recent dedication of two memorials by kentucky called attention to the fact that this battle while a great disaster y yet et aroused the pioneers to the danger of their extermination west of the alleghenies reorganization of the whites followed and with reinforcements for and supplies from virginia the indians ultimately were driven beyond the ohio river never to return detroit news |