Siege of Boonesborough
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siege-of-boonesborough-186-4792386
title:
Siege of Boonesborough
text:
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. Boone escaped the Shawnees in time to lead the defense of the settlement. Blackfish's siege was unsuccessful and was lifted after eleven
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description:
Frontier siege of the American Revolutionary War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Boonesborough
date created:
2006-07-26T04:34:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T01:43:51Z
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