The Battle of Blue Licks

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The Battle of Blue Licks

This commemorative painting of the Battle of Blue Licks was made in 1938. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Blue Licks Battlefield

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #18 in Robertson County commemorates the Battle of Blue Licks, which is sometimes called the last battle of the Revolutionary War. In August 1782, a combined British, Canadian, and Native American force made a foray from…