Siege of Boonesborough

When

7 Sep 1778 – 18 Sep 1778

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

37.91° N, 84.27° W

Description

1778 frontier siege of the American Revolutionary War

Frontier siege of the American Revolutionary War

The siege of Boonesborough was a military engagement which took place in September 1778 during the American Revolutionary War. On September 7, Shawnee chief Blackfish, who was allied to the British, led an attack on the Kentucky settlement of Boonesborough. Months before the battle, Blackfish had captured and adopted Daniel Boone, the founder of Boonesborough.

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