Battle of Point Pleasant | |||||||
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Part of Dunmore's War | |||||||
Battle of Point Pleasant, John Frost | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Virginia |
Shawnee Mingo | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Andrew Lewis Charles Lewis † Thomas Buford † |
Cornstalk Pukeshinwa † Blue Jacket | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,000 | 300–500 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
~75 killed ~140 wounded |
+41 killed | ||||||
Point Pleasant Battleground | |||||||
Location | SW corner of Main and 1st Sts., Point Pleasant, West Virginia | ||||||
Area | 5.3 acres (2.1 ha) | ||||||
Built | 1774 | ||||||
NRHP reference No. | 70000656[1] | ||||||
Added to NRHP | January 26, 1970 |
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. Along the Ohio River near modern-day Point Pleasant, West Virginia, forces under the Shawnee chief Cornstalk attacked Virginia militiamen 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, which ended the war.