Battle of Little Mountain

When

22 Mar 1782

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

38.03° N, 83.91° W

Description

1782 battle in the American Revolutionary War in the Kentucky frontier

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Battle in the American Revolutionary War in the Kentucky frontier

The Battle of Little Mountain, also known as Estill's Defeat, was fought on March 22, 1782, near Mount Sterling in what is now Montgomery County, Kentucky. One of the bloodiest engagements of the Kentucky frontier, the battle has long been the subject of controversy resulting from the actions of one of Captain James Estill's officers, William Miller, who ordered a retreat that left the rest of Estill's command to be…

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