Battle of Point Pleasant

Battle of Point Pleasant
Part of Dunmore's War

Battle of Point Pleasant, John Frost
DateOctober 10, 1774
Location38°50′21″N 82°08′27″W / 38.8393°N 82.1408°W / 38.8393; -82.1408
Result Virginian victory
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
unknown wounded

Point Pleasant Battleground
Battle of Point Pleasant is located in West Virginia
Battle of Point Pleasant
Battle of Point Pleasant is located in the United States
Battle of Point Pleasant
LocationSW corner of Main and 1st Sts., Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Area5.3 acres (2.1 ha)
Built1774
NRHP reference No.70000656[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 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.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.