1774 Dunmore's War and the Battle of Point Pleasant
2018-01-21T21:00:02-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYmRjXC8yMDE4MDEyMTIxMDIyMDAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Military historian Glenn Williams talked about his book, Dunmore’s War: The Last Conflict of America’s Colonial Era. In this illustrated talk, Mr. Williams detailed the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant between a Virginia militia led by that colony’s royal governor Lord Dunmore, and an Indian coalition led by the Shawnee tribe. The senior historian at the U.S. Army’s Center of Military History argued that as a result of their victory over Native Americans, the confident colonists turned their attention to revolution.
Military historian Glenn Williams talked about his book, Dunmore’s War: The Last Conflict of America’s Colonial Era. In this illustrated tal… read more
Military historian Glenn Williams talked about his book, Dunmore’s War: The Last Conflict of America’s Colonial Era. In this illustrated talk, Mr. Williams detailed the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant between a Virginia militia led by that colony’s royal governor Lord Dunmore, and an Indian coalition led by the Shawnee tribe. The senior historian at the U.S. Army’s Center of Military History argued that as a result of their victory over Native Americans, the confident colonists turned their attention to revolution. close
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