Boonesboro Kentucky

The Indians, recognizing the growing threat from white settlers, reorganized their attacks by 1777, leading to the abandonment of most settlements except for Boonesboro, Harrodsburg, and Logans Fort. In 1778, Daniel Boone was captured but managed to escape and warn Boonesboro of an impending attack. When 500 Indians and Canadians besieged the fort, the small garrison of about fifty defended valiantly for nine days, inflicting significant casualties on their attackers before they ultimately withdrew, leaving the settlers to contend with considerable destruction.