Lord Dunmore's War
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Colonial History (1607-1775), American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Ohio
- Date: April 27-October 10, 1774
Article abstract: Frontier Virginians and Marylanders battle Shawnees, resulting in relocation of the latter as settlers moved into Kentucky.
Lord Dunmore's War (named for John Murray, fourth earl of Dunmore, governor of Virginia) was a struggle between the Shawnees and Virginians in the spring and summer of 1774. It represents the culmination of events dating back to Pontiac's Resistance (1763-1766). For both the American Indians and the colonists, the war carried important ramifications. The victor would control what is now Kentucky. In order to understand how...
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