Battle of Point Pleasant

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The Battle of Point Pleasant was a 1774 frontier conflict between Virginia militia and Native American forces, often considered a key precursor to the American Revolutionary War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
alsoKnownAs Battle of Kanawha
belligerent Colony of Virginia
Mingo warriors
Shawnee Confederacy
linked to: Shawnee Nation
casualties significant on both sides
cause conflict over control of lands south of the Ohio River
tensions between Virginia settlers and Native American nations in the Ohio Valley
combatant Mingo
linked to: Shawnee

Shawnee
Virginia militia
commander Andrew Lewis
Cornstalk
commandStructure Native American coalition under Shawnee leader Cornstalk
Virginia militia under Colonel Andrew Lewis
commemoratedIn annual Battle Days festival in Point Pleasant, West Virginia
conflictType frontier conflict
country British America
date 1774-10-10
endDate 1774-10-10
era pre-American Revolutionary War period
followedBy Treaty of Camp Charlotte
geographicalContext Ohio Country
hasAftermath Native American agreement to cede hunting grounds south of the Ohio River
temporary reduction of Native American raids on Virginia frontier
hasParticipant Native American forces of the Ohio Country
Virginia frontier militia
linked to: Virginia militia
historicalDebate sometimes claimed as the first battle of the American Revolutionary War
involves Shawnee leader Cornstalk
Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore (strategic direction)
location Point Pleasant, present-day West Virginia
confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers
memorial Tu-Endie-Wei State Park monument
militaryTheater Ohio Valley frontier
linked to: Ohio Valley region
outcome Native American withdrawal from the field
partOf Lord Dunmore's War
precededBy escalating frontier tensions in the Ohio Valley
presentDayLocation Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States
relatedTo American Revolutionary War
westward expansion of colonial settlers
result Virginia militia victory
significance decisive engagement of Lord Dunmore's War
often cited as a precursor to the American Revolutionary War
secured western frontier for Virginia settlers
startDate 1774-10-10
year 1774

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William Fleming participantIn Battle of Point Pleasant
subject linked to: William Fleming (politician)
Lord Dunmore’s War significantEvent Battle of Point Pleasant
Cornstalk notableEvent Battle of Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant, West Virginia knownFor Battle of Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant, West Virginia hasHistoricEvent Battle of Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant, West Virginia parkCommemorates Battle of Point Pleasant
Tu-Endie-Wei State Park commemorates Battle of Point Pleasant
Tu-Endie-Wei State Park significantEvent Battle of Point Pleasant (1774)
linked to: Battle of Point Pleasant
Andrew Lewis battle Battle of Point Pleasant
Camp Charlotte negotiations follows Battle of Point Pleasant
Treaty of Camp Charlotte precededBy Battle of Point Pleasant