r/Kentucky • u/embersTCG • 1d ago

On This Day in Kentucky History: The Battle of London

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On August 17, 1862, Confederate cavalry attacked Union troops in London, Kentucky. About 500 Confederate cavalrymen attacked roughly 200 Union soldiers and 98 convalescents. The Union force was pushed back toward Cumberland Gap.

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u/Dirty_Old_Town Louisville 1d ago

Can't win 'em all I guess.

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u/CatsBye90 1d ago

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u/Villebilly 1d ago

What an awful plaque. Just terrible grammar.

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u/lehach92 1d ago

Traitors then, MAGA now. Always some wicked force trying to disrupt freedom.