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Battle of Point Pleasant

Battle of Point Pleasant was a battle fought on 10 October 1774 at Point Pleasant, in what is now West Virginia, United States. It was part of the Dunmore's War. The recorded result: Virginian victory. Recorded strength: 1,000 against 300–500.

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Photo by Brian M. Powell of Point Pleasant Battle Monument at Tu-Endie-Wei State Park.
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Fought10 October 1774
WherePoint Pleasant, West Virginia, United States38.839N, 82.141W
OutcomeVirginian victory
BelligerentsVirginiaagainstShawnee; Mingo
Casualties and losses~75 killed; ~140 woundedand+41 killed; unknown wounded
Part ofDunmore's War1774

Record

Date10 October 1774
PlacePoint Pleasant, West Virginia, United States
38.839N, 82.141W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength1,000300–500
Casualties and losses~75 killed; ~140 wounded+41 killed; unknown wounded
Commanders
  • Andrew Lewis (soldier)
Battle of Point PleasantBattle of Point PleasantBattle of Buffington IslandBattle of Winfield, West VirginiaBattle of Scary CreekBattle of CharlestonBig Bottom MassacreBattle of Buffington IslandBattle of CharlestonBig Bottom MassacreColumbusDaytonHuntingtonBeckleyParkersburgLancasterZanesville100 km38.839N, 82.141W
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Elsewhere in 1774

Battle of Point Pleasant is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,264 in present-day United States (42 in West Virginia).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872073, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Point Pleasant, revision 1374570549, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.