Boon was among the last to leave the field.  His son Israel was slain, and he himself was cut off from the river; but turning abruptly to one side, he broke through the ranks of the pursuers, outran them, swam the river, and returned unharmed to Bryan’s Station.

Among the men in the battle were Capt.  Robert Patterson and young Aaron Reynolds.  When the retreat began Patterson could not get a horse.  He was suffering from some old and unhealed wounds received in a former Indian fight, and he speedily became exhausted.  As he was on the point of sinking, Reynolds suddenly rode up beside him, jumped off his horse, and without asking Patterson whether he would accept, bade him mount the horse and flee.  Patterson did so, and was the last man over the ford.  He escaped unhurt, though the Indians were running alongside and firing at him.  Meanwhile Reynolds, who possessed extraordinary activity, reached the river in safety and swam across.  He then sat down to take off his buckskin trowsers, which, being soaked through, hampered him much; and two Indians suddenly pounced on and captured him.  He was disarmed and left in charge of one.  Watching his chance, he knocked the savage down, and running off into the woods escaped with safety.  When Patterson thanked him for saving his life, and asked him why he had done it, he answered, that ever since Patterson had reproved him for swearing, he had felt a strong and continued attachment for him.  The effect of the reproof, combined with his narrow escape, changed him completely, and he became a devout member of the Baptist Church.  Patterson, to show the gratitude he felt, gave him a horse and saddle, and a hundred acres of prime land, the first he had ever owned.

The loss of the defeated Kentuckians had been very great.  Seventy were killed outright, including Colonel Todd and Lieutenant-Colonel Trigg, the first and third in command.  Seven were captured, and twelve of those who escaped were badly wounded. [Footnote:  Those are the figures of Boon’s official report, and must be nearly accurate.  The later accounts give all sorts of numbers.] The victors lost one of the Detroit rangers (a Frenchman), and six Indians killed and ten Indians wounded. [Footnote:  Caldwell’s letter.  But there are some slight discrepancies between the letters of McKee and Caldwell.  Caldwell makes the loss at Bryan’s Station and the Blue Licks together twelve killed and twelve wounded; McKee says eleven killed and fourteen wounded.  Both exaggerate the American loss, but not as much as the Americans exaggerated that of the Indians, Boon in his narrative giving the wildest of all the estimates.] Almost their whole loss was caused by the successful advance of Boon’s troops, save what was due to Netherland when he rallied the flying backwoodsmen at the ford.