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War in Western Virginia (images (The battle of point pleasant was the…
War in Western Virginia
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governor Robert Dinwiddie~ governor of Virginia, he was concerned with French activity in the Ohio Valley, he sent a mission to Lake Erie which was led by George Washingtion.
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siege - a military encounter where armed forces try to capture a fort or fortified town by surrounding it and preventing any supplies from reaching it.
George Washington~ he was only 24 when he led the mission which where he asked the French to leave the Ohio Valley
Fort DuQuesne- Originally named Fort Fincastle. It was then changed to Fort Henry in honor of Patrick Henry.
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- Fort DuQuesne
Edward Bradock~ was a veteran of the British army, George Washington was his aide, he died 4 days after he got critically wounded in the battle at fort Duqesne
Chief Logan - Cayuga orator, war leader born of one of the Six Nations, after he moved in the 1760's he became affiliated with the Mingo.
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Chief Cornstalk - prominent leader of the Shawnee nation, his name Hokoleskwa, translates loosely into "stalk of corn", he was also known as Keigh-tugh- qua. He rested in Point Pleasant.
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The battle of point pleasant was the largest battle ever fought in North in North America between the settlers and the Indians.
Fort Henry - battle of Fort Henry ws fought on February 6, 1862 in Donelson MIddle Tennessee, IT was the first important victory for the Union and Brig.
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