Battle of Point Pleasant

BelligerentsVirginiaShawnee
MingoCommanders and leadersAndrew Lewis
Charles Lewis †
Thomas Buford †Cornstalk
Pukeshinwa†
Blue JacketStrength 1,000 300–500Casualties and losses ~75 killed
~140 wounded

+41 killed
unknown wounded

LocationSW corner of Main and 1st Sts., Point Pleasant, West VirginiaArea5.3 acres (2.1 ha)Built1774NRHP reference No.70000656Added to NRHPJanuary 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.