Battle of Point Pleasant

Battle of Point Pleasant
Part of Dunmore's War
Battle of Point Pleasant, John Frost
Date October 10, 1774 Location Point Pleasant, Virginia 38°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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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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.