Leonard Helm was an early pioneer of Kentucky, and a Virginia officer during the American Revolutionary War. Born around 1720 probably in Fauquier County, Virginia, he died in poverty while fighting Native American allies of British troops during one of the last engagements of the Revolutionary War around June 4, 1782 in Jefferson County, Virginia (now Kentucky).
Read more about Leonard Helm: Illinois Campaign, Vincennes, Wabash Expedition, Battle of The White River Forks, Fort Nelson
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