The Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783

Revolutionary War Battlefields in Kentucky

Kentucky accounts for 11 mapped Revolutionary War engagements, fought between 1777 and 1782, in the war's western theater.

John Trumbull, Surrender of Lord Cornwallis (1820). Public domain.
11
Engagements
1777 to 1782
Years

Chronology

Revolutionary fighting in Kentucky spanned 1777 to 1782. Select a year for the engagements of that season nationwide.

2
1777
2
1778
3
1780
1
1781
3
1782

Where these engagements were fought

Select a marker to see the engagement and open its page. Larger red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary.

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Engagements in Kentucky.

Notable engagements

EngagementYearOutcomeForces or losses
Little Mountain1782Wyandot victoryBritish: 17 killed, 2 wounded; American: 7 killed, 6 wounded
Siege of Boonesborough1778American victoryUnited States: 2 killed ; 4 wounded; Shawnee ; Great Britain
Burning of Grant's Station1780British victoryAmerican: 3 killed, 0 wounded

Plus 8 further documented engagements in the Kentucky record.

All Western Theater engagements

Battlefield locations and boundaries are compiled from public records, including the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (public domain) and the American Revolution GIS work of Charles E. Frye (CC BY-SA 4.0).