{"id":13,"date":"2021-09-16T19:12:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T02:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chriskellyauthor.mysites.io\/daniel-boone\/"},"modified":"2021-09-16T19:12:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T02:12:00","slug":"daniel-boone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/authorchristopherkelly.com\/?p=13","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Boone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgiPKrGou4Vrr_cV-_Uwf7Cnlw4MltkBlRmfQL7nL5uutnIK7AnvIRiVaN1bx1mL-Wu7FWQewZtquMfsdSdkM11V_Gm79ojNCEBZHRbKrxNw0nvCYShABQ-NY_H1CZxZo2Rbm4PTHdT2pA\/s2048\/IMG_8110.HEIC\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgiPKrGou4Vrr_cV-_Uwf7Cnlw4MltkBlRmfQL7nL5uutnIK7AnvIRiVaN1bx1mL-Wu7FWQewZtquMfsdSdkM11V_Gm79ojNCEBZHRbKrxNw0nvCYShABQ-NY_H1CZxZo2Rbm4PTHdT2pA\/w480-h640\/IMG_8110.HEIC\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Daniel Boone<br \/>1734 &#8211; 1820<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Boone, a founding hero of Kentucky, was born on November 2, 1734 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. &nbsp;Boone never did wear a coonskin cap (he thought them \u201cuncivilized\u201d) and he likely never carved \u201c<i>D. Boon kilt a bar<\/i>\u201d into a tree but he did become an American legend. &nbsp;This courageous frontiersman and explorer was a Celtic Fighter who is sometimes confused with another Celtic Fighter &#8212; Davy Crockett.<\/p>\n<p>Boone was of mixed English and Welsh heritage. His parents were Quakers. In 1750 the family moved to North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>In 1756 he married Rebecca with whom he had ten children.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The start of Seven Years\u2019 War in 1756 brought an end to peace for the thirteen colonies and for Daniel Boone as well. &nbsp;Boone signed on as wagon driver in General Braddock\u2019s (Scottish from Perthshire) ill-fated Ohio River campaign. &nbsp;Braddock and many of his men were killed in an ambush by French and Indian forces. &nbsp;Boone managed to escape the carnage.<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjc39Pjoy3NsOEV-LQ24K2nsM8xfFtQo4iBGwEYpU2mCQQxt1mew5fi6n37EmLEamu0sU4FReJty_bEm6tLyPwFcEheW4JbxXdxdyfsEoG35EjNDdGiAZm-Sig_IDmGlaJYJUSFoxBm1bs\/s2048\/IMG_2102.HEIC\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjc39Pjoy3NsOEV-LQ24K2nsM8xfFtQo4iBGwEYpU2mCQQxt1mew5fi6n37EmLEamu0sU4FReJty_bEm6tLyPwFcEheW4JbxXdxdyfsEoG35EjNDdGiAZm-Sig_IDmGlaJYJUSFoxBm1bs\/w300-h400\/IMG_2102.HEIC\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Daniel Boone Statue<br \/>Eastern Kentucky University<br \/>Richmond, KY<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Boone participated in a campaign against the Cherokee in 1760. &nbsp;In 1765 he explored Florida which had recently been acquired by Britain from Spain.<\/p>\n<p>He first explored Kentucky in 1767 where he worked as a guide for fur trapping expeditions. &nbsp;Fur hats were extremely popular in 18th century Europe and pelts could be easily turned into cash.<\/p>\n<p>In 1774 Lord Dunsmore, the governor of Virginia sent Boone back to Kentucky to warn those on the frontier about the dangers of Indian attack. &nbsp;Boone was made a captain in the colonial militia.<\/p>\n<p>In 1775 he founded Boonesborough, Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>The start of the American Revolution made life more difficult for those on the frontier. &nbsp;British gold helped to subsidize Indian hostility to the settlers.<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh0kvA2NTEEQUUTwKZOd9O5eGQfMn4Cm2xq4a9STOIO1X4tIQmLTzLeW-DT-8JOxz-cv3TPMHvm2Do5E9SPtty8oNPd1iwImE729a0Tl0gQSWxUQ6AX7hxpHG3XfFsAvgdEFkE0CxiirF8\/s2048\/IMG_6234.HEIC\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh0kvA2NTEEQUUTwKZOd9O5eGQfMn4Cm2xq4a9STOIO1X4tIQmLTzLeW-DT-8JOxz-cv3TPMHvm2Do5E9SPtty8oNPd1iwImE729a0Tl0gQSWxUQ6AX7hxpHG3XfFsAvgdEFkE0CxiirF8\/w300-h400\/IMG_6234.HEIC\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Daniel Boone Indian Fighter<br \/>Boone Grave<br \/>Frankfort, KY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Boone himself was captured along with thirty others by the Shawnee in 1777. &nbsp;He managed to talk his way into being adopted as a son by Chief Black Fish. &nbsp;Five months after his capture in 1778 he managed to escape.<\/p>\n<p>Boone assisted in defending Boonesborough from a Shawnee siege in September 1778. &nbsp;His brother,Squire Boone Jr., was wounded in the shoulder during the siege. British-supported Shawnees assaulted Boonesborough on September 17, but were repelled after suffering heavy losses (thirty-seven were killed during the siege). &nbsp;He was found not guilty in a court martial that followed the siege.<\/p>\n<p>In August of 1780 he fought under General George Rogers Clark in the Battle of Piqua in Ohio. &nbsp;The Americans earned costly victory over British and Shawnee forces.<\/p>\n<p>In 1781 British forces invaded Virginia. &nbsp;Lieutenant Colonel Boone took part in the defense of Charlottesville. &nbsp;Again he was captured for a few weeks, this time by British troops.<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjkm2UWgKczDMkU2LCHXPdoSYkh-AAhD57lQUL7tXFrn1q_H7CcgZo4-c7i8X19cPyiyzxEBI431H7l8Wddh36QHHWmi-AGYzbj37lwKNx75m3KoEq0nLif2QPd994GFH8P_RCDfk9x2i0\/s2048\/IMG_2679.HEIC\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjkm2UWgKczDMkU2LCHXPdoSYkh-AAhD57lQUL7tXFrn1q_H7CcgZo4-c7i8X19cPyiyzxEBI431H7l8Wddh36QHHWmi-AGYzbj37lwKNx75m3KoEq0nLif2QPd994GFH8P_RCDfk9x2i0\/w300-h400\/IMG_2679.HEIC\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Blue Licks Battlefield Plaque<br \/>Carlisle, Kentucky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In 1782 Boone led American forces at the Battle of Blue Licks in what is today Carlisle, Kentucky. &nbsp;Fought ten months after Cornwallis\u2019 surrender at Yorktown, this was one of the final battles of the American Revolution and a British victory. &nbsp;Boone\u2019s own son Israel was killed in the battle.<\/p>\n<p>Following the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolution, Boone moved with his family to Limestone, Kentucky. &nbsp;He opened up a tavern and served as an intermediary with the Native American population, helping to negotiate prisoner exchanges.<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgjIy_9rtP-nain47-2E2FvkPLR0BzlgV1cviUExBsA6Oe5_3wxFpayaAfSZwII-0JMjIdExyVSquNjxdPHGDLIDexfn6qrUFi6VoFAsJP0EiAjjENTHJfzKQHNvgETkAvdulM3IntA8fc\/s2048\/IMG_1817.HEIC\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgjIy_9rtP-nain47-2E2FvkPLR0BzlgV1cviUExBsA6Oe5_3wxFpayaAfSZwII-0JMjIdExyVSquNjxdPHGDLIDexfn6qrUFi6VoFAsJP0EiAjjENTHJfzKQHNvgETkAvdulM3IntA8fc\/w480-h640\/IMG_1817.HEIC\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Daniel Boone&#8217;s First Gravesite<br \/>Marthasville, Missouri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 1799 Boone, who had been unsuccessful at a number of real estate ventures, moved to Missouri which was then Spanish territory. &nbsp;In 1819 the only likeness of Boone made in his lifetime was painted by the artist Chester Harding. &nbsp;Boone died in Missouri in 1820 at the age of eighty-five. &nbsp;Many years later his body was exhumed and the bodies of Boone and his wife Rebecca were re-buried in 1845 in Frankfort, Kentucky (though some, especially Missourians, believe they got the wrong body!).<\/p>\n<p>Boone\u2019s legacy, enhanced by many a tall tale about the frontiersman, endures in film, television, fiction and many places from Boone\u2019s Tavern in Berea, Kentucky to Boone Counties in eight different American states. &nbsp;Disney\u2019s 1964-1970 TV series labeled Boone \u201c<i>the rippin\u2019est, roarin\u2019est, fightin\u2019est man the frontier ever knew<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjrMrBRtGxjUv_DME8dvd_mFVR_TP7HgsiCuRndJubJ0ej-46Ov6oX9V-galUe97T1gVbF-BLvtlxKE87sAguHMGCUnZBAGy8u7DDmlNODae6XFw1SvVSJZfWhYYcyG-OzlsefR2Aaf5xI\/s2048\/IMG_6222.HEIC\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjrMrBRtGxjUv_DME8dvd_mFVR_TP7HgsiCuRndJubJ0ej-46Ov6oX9V-galUe97T1gVbF-BLvtlxKE87sAguHMGCUnZBAGy8u7DDmlNODae6XFw1SvVSJZfWhYYcyG-OzlsefR2Aaf5xI\/w300-h400\/IMG_6222.HEIC\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Daniel Boone Grave<br \/>Frankfort, Kentucky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b><i>101 Fighting Celts: From Boudicca to MacArthur<\/i><\/b> is coming soon!<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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1820 Daniel Boone, a founding hero of Kentucky, was born on November 2, 1734 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. &nbsp;Boone never did wear a coonskin cap (he thought them \u201cuncivilized\u201d) and he likely never carved \u201cD. 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