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The Battle of Point Pleasant, also known as the Battle of Kanawha and the Battle of Great Kanawha, was the only major action of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, between the Virginia militia and Shawnee and Mingo warriors.
Shawnee Indians and Virginians waged a thunderous and bloody battle at Point Pleasant during the conflict now known as Lord Dunmore's War.
These were pioneers of Harrod's Kentucky settlement, they enlisted under Harrod, and joined Colonel Christan's division of Fincastle troops that arrived at Point Pleasant after the battle.
On October 10, 1774, the Battle of Point Pleasant was fought. At the confluence of the two rivers, General Andrew Lewis and a band of Virginia frontiersmen defeated the allied Shawnee, Delaware, Mingo, Ottawa, and others under Shawnee leader Chief Cornstalk.
The Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) accepts service of soldiers who were at the Battle of Point Pleasant on 10 October 1774 as Revolutionary service. This was the only full scale battle fought in Dunmore’s War, and no other service in Dunmore’s War is accepted as Revolutionary service by the SAR.
On October 10, 1774, perhaps the most important battle ever fought in present-day West Virginia occurred at Point Pleasant. It was preceded by a long spring and summer of deadly violence between settlers and Indians.
In October 1774, Colonel Andrew Lewis and 800 Virginia militiamen set up camp at Point Pleasant on the Ohio River, preparing to invade the Shawnee homeland. On the morning of October 10,...
POINT PLEASANT, WV (WOWK) – The City of Point Pleasant is embracing its history next week with the annual Battle Days celebration, which marks the Oct. 10 anniversary of the Battle of Point Pleasant. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Living History Day at Tu-Endie-Wei State Park 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Art show ...
The Battle of Point Pleasant was fought in October 1774 between Virginians led by Andrew Lewis and Shawnee led by Cornstalk. It was the only major engagement of Dunmore’s War and the most important battle ever fought in present West Virginia.
In this illustrated talk, Mr. Williams detailed the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant between a Virginia militia led by that colony’s royal governor Lord Dunmore, and an Indian coalition led by...