AMERICA 250 THE FIGHT FOR BRYAN'S STATION (PT 2): SIMON GIRTY'S REVENGE

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The episode discusses the Fight for Bryan's Station and Simon Girty's revenge during the American Revolution.

Summary of the Fight for Bryan's Station & Simon Girty's Revenge 🌾 The Fight for Bryan's Station (August 15–17, 1782) Bryan's Station, a frontier fort in Fayette County, Kentucky, came under attack when Capt. William Caldwell led a combined force of Shawnee and Delaware warriors along with Canadian Rangers. The defenders—frontier families and militia—held out under constant skirmish fire. Reinforcements from Lexington arrived later that day, helping secure the fort. The attackers, unable to break the defense, burned crops and killed livestock before withdrawing. Though the fort survived, the withdrawal was a trap: Caldwell's force moved north and set an ambush that would lead directly to the Battle of Blue Licks. 🔥 Simon Girty's Revenge (Battle of Blue Licks, August 19, 1782) In the aftermath, Simon Girty, the infamous Loyalist frontiersman allied with Native forces, finally got the revenge he had been waiting for. According to the historical narrative preserved in the 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries podcast, the settlers at Bryan's Station knew an attack was coming—but the real blow fell days later. At Blue Licks, one of the final battles of the American…

People in this episode

Host: Jon Hagadorn

Topics covered

• American Revolution
• frontier history
• military conflict
• Native American alliances
• historical battles

Keywords

• Bryan's Station
• Simon Girty
• Battle of Blue Licks
• American Revolution
• Kentucky militia

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Bryan's Station, Fayette County, Kentucky

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