What the records say
- When
- 10 Oct 1774
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 38.84° N, 82.14° W
- Description
- 1774 battle of Lord Dunmore's War
Battle of Point Pleasant
Battle between Virginian militia and Native Americans
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.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Dunmore's War – Battle of Point Pleasant: Cornstalk is forced to make peace with Dunmore at the Treaty of Camp Charlotte”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les Britanniques battent les Shawnees à la bataille de Point Pleasant ; une trêve est conclue entre les Indiens et Lord Dunmore le 26.”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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