Boonesborough Hunter
April 10, 1779

“The Last Battle of Daniel Boone”

Daniel Boone defeats the Shawnee and saves Boonesborough!  After being captured by the Shawnees, Daniel Boone escaped and returned home to Boonesborough only to be called a liar by our own people.  The town council almost traded Daniel back to the Shawnees.  They did not believe him when he told them of the Shawnees planned attack. But when the hundreds of Shawnees actually attacked, they trusted Daniel once again. Then the Shawnees planned a surprise attack during the long battle at Boonesborough.  They had built and underground tunnel to get on the other side of the gate.  The rain caved in the tunnel and Daniel Boone stopped the Shawnees without any help from the Army Reinforcements.  This is another job well done by Daniel Boone.

Daniel Boone was born at home in Exeter, Pennsylvania on November 2, 1734.  Since he was born, Daniel’s destiny was to hunt.  When Daniel was a boy he was the best with a slingshot, better than any other boy in the nation. 

Daniel was 16 years old when he went on his first long hunt with his is best friend Henry.  They were away from home for 3 months.  On this trip they made $500 by shooting a cougar exactly between his eyes, catching beavers, deer, elk, and otters. This was the beginning of Daniel Boone’s great hunting career, during which he carved his name in many trees when he killed beastly things.

In 1756, Daniel married Rebecca Bryan in North Carolina.  They moved out to there own house where Rebecca had 8 children. Some of the eight children were James, Israel, Susannah, and Jemima.  After this, Daniel fought in the French and Indian wars in 1755. During the war they where surrounded by Indians so they started to fire. Daniel fought along with George Washington.

In 1775, Mr. Henderson, the president of a land purchasing company made Daniel an offer of a lifetime. If Daniel would lead men to the Kentucky River and build a fort for Mr. Henderson he would give Daniel land in Kentucky.  Daniel took the men and went as fast as he could. This would be known as Boonesborough. 

Daniel continued to hunt and explore until Rebecca died in 1813.  Then, as an old man, Daniel continued to hunt and he helped his grandson be a hunter.  Daniel Boone died in 1820. But this wasn’t the end; his body was later moved back to Kentucky.  Daniel Boone will always be remembered as a great hunter and trailblazer.