Battle of Blue Licks

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Across
  1. 4. - What the Kentucky militia was forced to do after the battle (7 letters).
  2. 7. - The bravery displayed by those fighting in the battle (7 letters).
  3. 8. - River near the site of the Battle of Blue Licks (4 letters).
  4. 13. - Name of the group led by Colonel John Todd (7 letters).
  5. 14. - Military rank held by John Todd at the time of the battle (7 letters).
  6. 15. - A union between Native American tribes and British forces (8 letters).
  7. 17. - One of the tribes involved in the battle (7 letters).
  8. 19. - Additional troops called in to assist during the battle (14 letters).
  9. 20. - To climb or scale, as in attacking fortifications (8 letters).
  10. 22. - Game hunted by early settlers and Native Americans (4 letters).
  11. 24. - Strategies used in the battle, including ambushes (7 letters).
  12. 25. - Term for those who were killed or wounded in the battle (10 letters).
  13. 29. - The planning and movement of troops and supplies (9 letters).
  14. 31. - One who remains alive after the battle (10 letters).
  15. 34. - Term for local soldiers, like those led by Colonel Todd (8 letters).
  16. 36. - A person who plans military operations, like those involved in the battle (10 letters).
  17. 37. - The sound made by rifles and muskets during the battle (7 letters).
  18. 40. - Structures built to defend against attacks (14 letters).
Down
  1. 1. - Soldiers deployed to harass and delay the enemy (11 letters).
  2. 2. - To search for and gather food and supplies (6 letters).
  3. 3. - Those who managed to escape the battle (10 letters).
  4. 5. - War during which the Battle of Blue Licks took place (12 letters).
  5. 6. - A large unit of soldiers, like those involved in the battle (9 letters).
  6. 9. - Term for early settlers moving into Kentucky (9 letters).
  7. 10. - Term describing the remote and unsettled areas in Kentucky (9 letters).
  8. 11. - A vessel used by some Native Americans to navigate rivers (5 letters).
  9. 12. - Motivation behind the Native American attack (7 letters).
  10. 16. - The act of entering a territory with hostile intent (8 letters).
  11. 18. - Large military weapons, like cannons, not heavily used at Blue Licks but important in other contexts (9 letters).
  12. 21. - A surprise attack by the Native American forces (6 letters).
  13. 23. - The temporary living quarters for soldiers during the battle (11 letters).
  14. 26. - Term used for Native American forces in the battle (7 letters).
  15. 27. - Act of giving up, which some of the Kentucky militia had to do (8 letters).
  16. 28. - The act of gathering information about enemy positions (14 letters).
  17. 30. - Routes through the wilderness used by both attackers and defenders (6 letters).
  18. 32. - The untamed land where the battle occurred (10 letters).
  19. 33. - Attacking parties, often used to describe the Native American forces (7 letters).
  20. 35. - A group of soldiers stationed at a fort (8 letters).
  21. 38. - Animal that roamed the area where the battle occurred (7 letters).
  22. 39. - Outcome for the Native American and British forces at Blue Licks (7 letters).