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Thomas McClung (abt. 1734-1784) and the controversy regarding the Battle of Point Pleasant
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October 10th was the 244th anniversary of the Battle of Point Pleasant. It was fought on October 10, 1774, primarily between Virginia militia and Indians from the Shawnee and Mingo tribes, in what is now Mason County, West Virginia. The Battle of Point Pleasant is considered by some historians to be the first engagement in the American Revolutionary War. Fought along the Ohio River, Indians under the Shawnee Chief Cornstalk attacked Virginia militia under Colonel Andrew Lewis, hoping to halt Lewis's advance into the Ohio Valley. After a long and furious battle, Cornstalk retreated. After the battle, the Virginians, along with a second force led by Lord Dunmore, the Royal Governor of Virginia, marched into the Ohio Valley and compelled Cornstalk to agree to a treaty, ending the war.
This month, WeRelate looks at the Person Page of Thomas McClung, who may have fought in that battle, but was apparently not listed on any of the Muster Lists, and according to some "family tradition" died heroically in the celebrated battle. In fact, a recent published work gives a colorful account of his death in the battle, but there are numerous records showing that Thomas McClung had out-lived the celebrated battle by another ten years. His person page provides many of the records in Augusta, Rockbridge and Greenbrier Counties that prove that some stories passed down from generation to generation need to be checked against the records and primary sources before they can be proven to be factually correct. This Person Page, is a good example of the type of Page that you can add to WeRelate for your ancestors. (learn more...) |
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100 years ago, on 11 November 1918, an Armistice effectively ended World War I in Europe. Two European military leaders on opposite sides of the battle played key roles in the Armistice which marked the end of the "Great War."
In the Spring of 1918, German Quartermaster General Erich Ludendorff strategically decided to break the long trench warfare stalemate between the forces by attacking weaknesses in the Allied lines on the Western Front. It was a short-lived offensive and weakened his own German forces to such an extent that French and British forces, under the command of French Marsal Ferdinand Foch, could consolidate their own forces and pursue a counter attack. He planned and led the offensive which forced a German surrender three months later.
You can read more about this month's WeRelate Crowdsourcing Challenge and help bring the WeRelate pages related to these two World War I military leaders to life.
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