Battle of Point Pleasant Retold in Frontier War Tale
The article recounts the 1774 battle at Point Pleasant where Andrew Lewis led Virginian troops against a coalition of Shawnees Delawares Wyandottes and other tribes. It covers Dunmore's frontier policies the march to Kanawha river and the aftermath including Cornstalk's death and the Camp Charlotte treaty. It also touches on broader colonial frontier tensions and reflections on prohibition and modern speed.
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Virginia
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Northwest
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Congress
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Cornstalk
John Murray
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Botetourt County
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Monroe County
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James Mooney
Hughey
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Virgil A. Lewis
Charles Lewis
Staunton
Christian
Picktway Plains
Anns
Camp Charlotte
Comstalk
Red Hawk
Ellinipsion
Elliiipsion
Hall
Virginia Frontier
Roosevelt
Carstalk
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