The Battle of Little Mountain, also known as Estill's Defeat, was fought on March 22, 1782, near Mount Sterling in what is now Montgomery County, Kentucky.

On March 19, 1782, Captain James Estill received a message from Colonel Benjamin Logan requesting assistance after signs of a Wyandot war party had been seen near Boonesborough, in addition to empty canoes having been seen floating down the Kentucky River.

As soon as the Indians retreated, Samuel South and Peter Hackett, both young men, were dispatched to find Captain Estill and inform him of the attacks.

The Wyandot leader, Sourehoowah, was reportedly shot by the first volley and urged his men to continue fighting as he lay dying.

Estill took the right flank, the left being given to Lieutenant William Miller, while Ensign David Cook held the center.

As he prepared to lead his men into battle, a musket ball apparently hit his rifle, knocking the flint from the jaws of the lock.

Among the 18 Kentuckians who survived the battle at Little Mountain were frontiersman James Anderson,Reuben Proctor,[5] David Lynch,[6] and William Irving.

[9] The traditional site of Estill's death is marked by a millstone marker pointing to an old sycamore tree on Hinkston Creek.