A bend in the river

Monument to veterans of Battle of Blue Licks near Carlisle, KY

A battle was fought after militias chased the attackers of Bryan Station in what is now Kentucky.
Bryan Station was attacked on August 15, 1782.  The colonists came to the west  side of the Licking River.  There were concerns that the Bryan Station attackers would ambush the colonists in the hills across the river.  The concerns proved to be valid. On August 19 the militias met with the combined force of Loyalists and Shawnee and Delaware tribes.  The militias were forced to retreat back across the Licking River after losing many men to casualties.  Today the Licking River has a natural appearance at the bend where the battle was fought.