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Treaty of Fort Stanwix

Dunmore’s War was a border conflict waged between mostly Shawnee and Mingo Indians and the Pennsylvania and Virginia Colonial Militias. It was the last war in which Americans fought under the crown of England. This conflict arose after British colonists began to move into present day West Virginia and Kentucky in accordance with the Treaty of Fort Stanwix. In this treaty, the Iroquois, hoping to preserve their homelands in modern day New York State, ceded territory south of the Ohio River to the English. The Shawnee, Mingo and Delaware Indians who actually occupied these lands had not, however, agreed to the terms of the treaty.

Daniel Boone & The Shawnee

The war essentially started in October, 1773, when a group of colonists guided by Daniel Boone attempted to settle in Kentucky which at the time was a county of Virginia. These settlers were attacked by the Shawnee. Boone’s son, James, was captured and later killed. Other attacks followed. Colonists were captured, tortured, and put to death. Women and children were taken into slavery.

War was officially declared on April 26, 1774. The following day, a party of colonial militiamen under the command of Captain Michael Cresap, spotted a band of Indians canoeing down the Ohio River. Cresap and his men chased the Indians downriver and engaged them at Pipe Creek. A skirmish ensued, and one Indian was taken prisoner. On May 3, settlers led by Daniel Greathouse attacked a group of Indians at Yellow Creek. Among the dead were relatives of the Mingo Chief Logan. In retaliation, Logan and about twenty warriors led an attack into Western Pennsylvania, killing thirteen settlers. The Pennsylvania Militia responded in August, 1774 by attacking and destroying seven Mingo villages.