. History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and its centennial celebration,. perate battle at Point Pleasant on theOhio, on the 10th of October, 1774, defeated the Indians underthe famous Cornstalk, a chief who was peaceful in dispositionand design, but who, when he was aroused, was the very thunder-bolt of war. Dunmore was not present in this engagement, buthe came in afterwards for the lions share of the glory, and con-cluded the peace with the Indians at Chillicothe in the followingNovember. This was six months previous to the commence-ment at Lexington of the Revolutionary conflict. Many part
. History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and its centennial celebration,. perate battle at Point Pleasant on theOhio, on the 10th of October, 1774, defeated the Indians underthe famous Cornstalk, a chief who was peaceful in dispositionand design, but who, when he was aroused, was the very thunder-bolt of war. Dunmore was not present in this engagement, buthe came in afterwards for the lions share of the glory, and con-cluded the peace with the Indians at Chillicothe in the followingNovember. This was six months previous to the commence-ment at Lexington of the Revolutionary conflict. Many partsof Dunmores conduct in this brief campaign which bears hisname are ambiguous. It was the general belief among the History of Beaver County 63 officers of the army of the colonists, that he had already receivedfrom England advices of the coming Revolution, and that in allhis succeeding movements he was aiming to secure the savagesas allies of England against the colonists in the long conflict nowimpending. To this great struggle we turn now in the chapterwhich CHAPTER III THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD, AND AFTER, TO 1800 Origin of Revolutionary Spirit—Causes of the Conflict—Training ofColonists for it—Part of Western Settlers in Revolution—GeneralClarks Expedition—General Hands Expedition—Girty and OtherRenegades—Conduct of British at Detroit—General Mcintoshs Ex-pedition—Building of Fort Mcintosh—Brodheads Road—FortLaurens—Distress of its Garrison—Relations of Mcintosh and Brod-head—Descriptions of Fort Mcintosh—Brodhead in Command—Indian Troubles—Irvine in Command—Mutinous Troops—TheirHardships—Military Executions at Fort Mcintosh—Decay of thatPost—Indian Treaty There—Surrender of Prisoners—Visit to FortMcintosh of Boundary Commissioners—Evacuation—Demolition—Blockhouse at New Brighton—Sam. Brady—Defeats of Harmar andSt. Clair—Waynes Camp at Legionville—His Victory at Maumee—Its Results—Boundary Controvers
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