John Hardin | |
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| Born | October 1, 1753 Prince William County, Virginia |
| Died | May 1792 (aged 38) Turtle Creek, Ohio |
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| Rank | Colonel |
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| Spouse(s) | Jane Daviess |
| Children | Seven, including Martin D. Hardin |
John Hardin (October 1, 1753 – May 1792) was an American soldier, scout, and frontiersman. As a young man, he fought in Lord Dunmore's War, in which he was wounded, and gained a reputation as a marksman and "Indian killer." He served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, where he played a noteworthy role in the American victory at Saratoga in 1777. After the war, he moved to Kentucky, where he fought against Native Americans in the Northwest Indian War. In 1790, he led a detachment of Kentucky militia in a disastrous defeat known as "Hardin's Defeat." In 1792, he was killed while serving as an emissary to the Natives in the Northwest Territory.