7 5 – 7 6 ▁by ▁brothers ▁Morgan , ▁James , ▁William ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Bry an ▁from ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁The ▁occup ants ▁of ▁this ▁par alle lo gram ▁of ▁some ▁forty ▁log ▁cab ins ▁with stood ▁several ▁American ▁Indian ▁attacks . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁occurred ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 7 8 2 ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁bes ie ged ▁by ▁ 3 0 0 ▁Wy and ots , ▁Lake ▁Indians , ▁and ▁British ▁Canadian ▁R angers ▁plus ▁many ▁Shaw ne e ▁and ▁Del aware ▁Indians , ▁all ▁under ▁Captain ▁William ▁C ald well ▁and ▁Simon ▁G irty , ▁making ▁a ▁total ▁force ▁of ▁ 4 - 5 0 0 ▁in ▁Col . ▁Daniel ▁Bo one ' s ▁estimation . ▁Bry an ▁Station ▁was ▁located ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁from ▁a ▁spring ▁that ▁the ▁camp ▁used ▁for ▁drink ing ▁water . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁host iles ▁secret ly ▁surrounding ▁the ▁fort ▁did ▁not ▁realize ▁that ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁their ▁large ▁force ▁was ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁def enders , ▁the ▁men ▁allowed ▁the ▁women ▁to ▁exit ▁the ▁fort ▁to ▁retrieve ▁water ▁and ▁other ▁resources . ▁The ▁reason ▁this ▁was ▁done ▁was ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁any ▁change ▁in ▁habit ▁that ▁could ▁signal ▁that ▁the ▁def enders ▁were ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁hidden ▁force ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁bes ie ge ▁them . ▁Histor ian ▁Ran ck ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁all ▁the ▁important ▁contemporary ▁writers ▁convey ▁this ▁impression : ▁" For ▁the ▁men ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the