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'''Bland Ballard''' ([[October 16]], [[1761]] in [[Fredericksburg, Virginia]] - [[September 5]], [[1853]] in [[Shelby County, Kentucky]]) was an [[American Indians of the United States|Indian]] fighter <!--A fighter who was an Indian, or a guy who fought Indians? obviously the latter--> and [[statesman]]. In [[1779]], at the age of 18, he moved to [[Kentucky]]. In the [[American Revolutionary War]] he served as a scout in [[George Rogers Clark]]'s 1780 expedition into the [[Ohio country]]. In the [[Northwest Indian War]], he served as a scout in Clark's 1786 Wabash campaign. Ballard was involved in the battles of [[Battle of Fallen Timbers|Fallen Timbers]], [[1793]]; [[Battle of Tippecanoe|Tippecanoe]], [[1811]]; and [[River Raisin]], [[1813]]. As a [[major]] of Kentucky volunteers he led the expedition against the [[United Kingdom|British]] and Indians at the River Raisin, where he was wounded and taken prisoner. He also served in the [[Kentucky General Assembly|Kentucky Legislature]]. |
'''Bland Ballard''' ([[October 16]], [[1761]] in [[Fredericksburg, Virginia]] - [[September 5]], [[1853]] in [[Shelby County, Kentucky]]) was an [[American Indians of the United States|Indian]] fighter <!--A fighter who was an Indian, or a guy who fought Indians? obviously the latter--> and [[statesman]]. In [[1779]], at the age of 18, he moved to [[Kentucky]]. In the [[American Revolutionary War]] he served as a scout in [[George Rogers Clark]]'s 1780 expedition into the [[Ohio country]]. In the [[Northwest Indian War]], he served as a scout in Clark's 1786 Wabash campaign. Ballard was involved in the battles of [[Battle of Fallen Timbers|Fallen Timbers]], [[1793]]; [[Battle of Tippecanoe|Tippecanoe]], [[1811]]; and [[River Raisin]], [[1813]]. As a [[major]] of Kentucky volunteers he led the expedition against the [[United Kingdom|British]] and Indians at the River Raisin, where he was wounded and taken prisoner. He also served in the [[Kentucky General Assembly|Kentucky Legislature]]. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://famousamericans.net/blandballard/ Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography], edited by [[James Grant Wilson]], [[John Fiske]] and [[Stanley L. Klos]] Six volumes, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887-1889 |
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[[Ballard County, Kentucky]], and [[Blandville, Kentucky]] are named in his honor. |
[[Ballard County, Kentucky]], and [[Blandville, Kentucky]] are named in his honor. |
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Revision as of 15:51, 8 December 2007
Bland Ballard (October 16, 1761 in Fredericksburg, Virginia - September 5, 1853 in Shelby County, Kentucky) was an Indian fighter and statesman. In 1779, at the age of 18, he moved to Kentucky. In the American Revolutionary War he served as a scout in George Rogers Clark's 1780 expedition into the Ohio country. In the Northwest Indian War, he served as a scout in Clark's 1786 Wabash campaign. Ballard was involved in the battles of Fallen Timbers, 1793; Tippecanoe, 1811; and River Raisin, 1813. As a major of Kentucky volunteers he led the expedition against the British and Indians at the River Raisin, where he was wounded and taken prisoner. He also served in the Kentucky Legislature.
External links
- Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, edited by James Grant Wilson, John Fiske and Stanley L. Klos Six volumes, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887-1889
Ballard County, Kentucky, and Blandville, Kentucky are named in his honor.
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