Lord Dunmore’s War

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Lord Dunmore’s War was a 1774 frontier conflict between colonial Virginia and Shawnee and Mingo nations that helped set the stage for the American Revolutionary War.

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Lord Dunmore's War 5
Lord Dunmore’s War canonical 2
Dunmore’s War 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf frontier conflict
war
alsoKnownAs Dunmore’s War
belligerent Colony of Virginia
Mingo
linked to: Shawnee

Shawnee
cause colonial expansion west of the Allegheny Mountains
disputes over land in the Ohio Country
violence between settlers and Native Americans on the frontier
combatantSide Native American warriors
Virginia militia
commander Andrew Lewis
Cornstalk
John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore
linked to: Lord Dunmore
conflictType colonial-Indigenous conflict
conflictWith Shawnee and Mingo nations
consequence Shawnee cession of hunting rights south of the Ohio River
facilitation of further colonial settlement westward
temporary reduction of Native resistance in the Ohio Valley
countryInvolved Great Britain (through the Colony of Virginia)
endTime 1774
ethnicGroupInvolved Mingo people
Shawnee people
linked to: Shawnee Nation
follows increasing settler encroachment into the Ohio Country
historicalSignificance helped set the stage for the American Revolutionary War
location Ohio Valley
linked to: Ohio Valley region

Virginia backcountry
present-day Ohio
present-day West Virginia
militaryTheater Ohio Country
namedAfter John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore
linked to: Lord Dunmore
opponent Mingo communities
linked to: Mingo people

Shawnee Confederacy
linked to: Shawnee Tribe
partOf history of Virginia
history of the Thirteen Colonies
precededBy Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1768)
primaryTheater western frontier of colonial Virginia
relatedTo American Revolutionary War
Proclamation Line of 1763
result Treaty of Camp Charlotte
Virginian victory
significantEvent Battle of Point Pleasant
Camp Charlotte negotiations
Yellow Creek massacre
startTime 1774
timePeriod 18th century

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British–Native American wars hasPart Lord Dunmore’s War
Pennsylvania frontier conflict Lord Dunmore's War
linked to: Lord Dunmore’s War
Michael Cresap participantIn Lord Dunmore's War
linked to: Lord Dunmore’s War
Lord Dunmore’s War alsoKnownAs Dunmore’s War
linked to: Lord Dunmore’s War
Charles Scott servedIn Lord Dunmore's War
linked to: Lord Dunmore’s War
Cornstalk conflict Lord Dunmore’s War
Logan (Mingo leader) associatedWith Lord Dunmore's War
linked to: Lord Dunmore’s War
Logan (Mingo leader) conflict Lord Dunmore's War
linked to: Lord Dunmore’s War