In late 1774 Governor of Virginia, Lord Dunmore leads militia into Western Virginia. He hopes to stop local tribes who are attacking colonists. Tribes are upset that colonists are moving into their lands in violation of the King's Proclamation of 1763.
After the Battle of Point Pleasant, Gov. Dunmore forces Chief Cornstalk to sign the Treaty of Camp Charlotte, giving up all claims to land east of the Ohio River.
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ARP161 Freeman's Farm (First Saratoga)
ARP160 Paoli Massacre & Fall of Philadelphia
ARP159 Battle of the Clouds
ARP158 Battle of Brandywine
ARP157 British Landing and Cooch's Bridge
ARP156 The Siege of Fort Henry
Episode 155 The Battle of Bennington
Episode 154 John Stark Raises an Army
Episode 153 Staten Island and Setauket
Episode 152 Fort Stanwix and Oriskany
Episode 151 The St. Leger Expedition
Episode 150 Howe Leaves New York
Episode 149 Lafayette Comes to America
Episode 148 Murder of Jane McCrea
Episode 147 Kidnapping General Prescott
Episode 146 Battle of Hubbardton
Episode 145 Retreat from Ticonderoga
Episode 144 Defense of Fort Ticonderoga
Episode 143 Burgoyne's Northern Army
Episode 142 Disease and the Revolution
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