FIRST - Battle of American Revolution - Point Pleasant, WV
N 38° 50.548 W 082° 08.291
17S E 401223 N 4299910
Marker commemorating the location of the First Battle of the American Revolution in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WM18Q99
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2023
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HISTORIC
POINT PLEASANT
Scene of first battle
American Revolution
Oct. 10, 1774
Site of Washington’s Camp
1770
Site of Fort Randolph
1776
While the marker commemorate three items of local significance, the historic first here is the
Battle of Point Pleasant which "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".