▁force ▁but ▁were ▁defeated ▁three ▁days ▁later ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Blue ▁L icks , ▁about ▁ 6 0 ▁miles ▁( 1 0 0   km ) ▁n ortheast . ▁ ▁The ▁Lex ington ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁D augh ters ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ▁ere cted ▁a ▁monument ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁a ▁nearby ▁spring ▁in ▁helping ▁preserve ▁the ▁fort ▁from ▁the ▁attack ▁by ▁Indians ▁and ▁Canad ians . ▁ ▁The ▁pione er ▁women , ▁led ▁by ▁Mary ▁" Pol ly " ▁Haw kins ▁Craig ▁( w ife ▁of ▁" The ▁Tra v elling ▁Church " ▁patri arch ▁Tol iver ▁Craig , ▁Sr .), ▁fetch ed ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁spring ▁to ▁not ▁only ▁prevent ▁danger ously ▁weak ening ▁de h yd r ation ▁in ▁the ▁unus ually ▁hot ▁summer ▁but ▁also ▁defend ▁against ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁burning ▁ar rows ▁by ▁the ▁attack ers . ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁def enders ▁had ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁heat ▁exhaust ion ▁or ▁the ▁fort ▁had ▁burn ed , ▁the ▁attack ers ▁could ▁have ▁reached ▁the ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁shelter ing ▁there . ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁fort ' s ▁site , ▁Bry an ▁Station ▁High ▁School ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁its ▁honor . ▁ ▁The ▁athlet ic ▁teams ▁comp ete ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁" Def enders ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁batt les ▁fought ▁in ▁Kentucky ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁James ▁Tr us low ▁Adams , ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁American ▁History ,