Was Lord Dunmore Establish An Attack On Native Indians In North America?

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continued. Lord Dunmore, who was the Governor of Virginia, launched an attack on Native
Indians in Kentucky and Pennsylvania clearing way for expansion in 1774. Dunmore was the

Royal Governor of Virginia at the beginning of the American Revolution. He is known for the

Dunmore Resolution, which in 1775 declared martial law granting freedom to slaves who would

escape and join the British.

Treaties were signed with the Indians, so Daniel Boone did not expect any further

problems. Don’t forget, these treaties were only an agreement. In March of 1775, The

Wilderness Road project started and would eventually travel through a notch in the Appalachian

Mountains called the Cumberland Gap. This fundamentally changed travel through the …show more content…

In November of

1780, Virginia had updated Kentucky County into three brand-new counties. Within the next few

months, Daniel Boone was chosen county lieutenant, lieutenant colonel of the militia, sheriff of a

county, and representative in the State Assembly.

Bryan’s Station located in Lexington Kentucky was settled in 1775, and consisted of

around forty log cabins. An attack on the fort in 1782 during the Revolutionary War consisted of

British Canadians, and three hundred Shawnee Indians lead by Captain William Caldwell. This

was a surprise attack in that the militia inside did not know how many Indians were outside, and

furthermore, that the Indians were joined by the British Canadians. On the other hand, the

Indians did not know there were many women inside. Although out numbered, the militia was

spared because word got back to the Indians that the Kentucky Militia was on the way.

Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Boone was pat of the defense leadership. The Militia followed

Caldwell when the Indians left, but would be in for another surprise three days later.

One of the last battles of the Revolutionary war was subsequently fought ten