Bird's invasion of Kentucky
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Bird's invasion of Kentucky during the American Revolutionary War was just one phase of an extensive series of operations planned by the British in 1780, whereby the entire West, from Canada to Florida, was to be swept clear of both Spaniards and colonists.
From Fort Detroit, Captain Henry Bird of the 8th Regiment of Foot led an American Indian army of 100 men, accompanied by a 150 white men (Detriot Volunteers and bombadiers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery), against the settlers of Kentucky. The settlements of Martin's Station and Ruddle's Station were easily overwhelmed but lack of provisions compelled a retreat. Over 300 prisoners were carried back to Detroit.
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Source: Dictionary of American History by James Truslow Adams, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940
[edit] External link
- "The British Invasion of Kentucky", J. Winston Coleman, Jr., Litt.D., 1951
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