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his men following him. With Estill's left flank now open and the creek defended by only four men, the
Wyandots easily rushed in, killing Estill and six others as the militiamen retreated. Estill had already been wounded three times. As he attempted to escape with his men, he was killed in hand-to-hand combat by a pursuing Wyandot warrior. Militiaman Joseph Proctor witnessed Estill's death and shot the attacker dead with his rifle.
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particular distinction for bravery during the battle, having carried a wounded militiaman, James Berry, almost 25 miles (40 km) back to Estill's
Station. He was granted his freedom soon afterwards by Wallace Estill, becoming the first slave to be freed in Kentucky. The traditional site of Estill's death is marked by a millstone marker pointing to an old sycamore tree on
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Kentuckians withdrawing from the field. Those Kentuckians who had been captured reported later that the Wyandots had suffered about 20 casualties. Monk Estill, who had escaped during the battle, reported that 17 Wyandots had
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Wyandots from the left. As he prepared to lead his men into battle, a musket ball apparently hit his rifle, knocking the flint from the jaws of the lock. Miller allegedly shouted that "it was foolhardy to stay and be shot down," so he fled the scene with
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Station that same day and Estill soon returned with the rest. He ordered five men to remain at Estill's Station and led the others in pursuit of the Indian raiding party. He set up camp at Little Mountain, near
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Kentuckians' defeat and the death of Captain Estill. One of the survivors, David Cook, reportedly threatened his life 20 years after the battle. Miller never returned to Estill's Station to defend himself against his accusers. Monk Estill won
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requesting assistance after signs of a Wyandot war party had been seen near
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Wyandots fled across the river. As soon as the Indians retreated,
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524:. Philadelphia: H.C. Peck & Theo Bliss, 1858. (pp. 147–153)
511:. Louisville, KY: Courier-Journal Job Printing Company, p. 189.
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637:. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1939. (pp. 392)
624:. St. Louis: N.D. Thompson Publishing, 1902. (pp. 45–47)
611:. Hinton, West Virginia: James H. Miller, 1908. (p. 29)
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598:. Memphis: C.B. Johnson & Co., 1918. (p. 175)
585:. Naugatuck, Kansas: D.F. Wulfeck, 1966. (p. 87)
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