1739 - 1836 (97 years)Memorial-Point Pleasant
The Battle of Point Pleasant — known as the Battle of Kanawha in some older accounts — was the only major action of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, primarily between Virginia militia and Indians from the Shawnee and Mingo tribes. Along the Ohio River near modern Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Indians under the Shawnee Chief Cornstalk attacked Virginia militia under Colonel Andrew Lewis, hoping to halt Lewis's advance into the Ohio Valley. After a long and furious battle, Cornstalk retreated. After the battle, the Virginians, along with a second force led by Lord Dunmore, the Royal Governor of Virginia, marched into the Ohio Valley and compelled Cornstalk to agree to a treaty, ending the war. -- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Point_Pleasant
| Date | 10 Oct 1774 |
| File name | Memorial-Point Pleasant.jpg |
| File Size | 137.08k |
| Dimensions | 1000 x 1000 |
| Linked to | James Augustus Cain (Military Service); James Augustus Cain; Captain John Henderson (Military Service); Captain John Henderson |
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