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 ⓘ