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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Colonial Wars, 1607 to 1763|Colonial Wars, 1607-1763]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lord_Dunmore's_War,_1774|Lord Dunmore's War, 1774]]''  
''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Colonial Wars, 1607 to 1763|Colonial Wars, 1607-1763]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lord_Dunmore's_War,_1774|Lord Dunmore's War, 1774]]''
 
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| colspan="2" style="font-size: 100%; background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana; text-align: center;" | '''Participants''' <ref name="Wikipedia - Dunmore's War">Wikipedia contributors, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunmore%27s_War Dunmore's War], (accessed 01 February 2012).</ref>
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*[[Shawnee Indians|Shawnees]]
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=== History  ===
=== History  ===


Lord Dunmore's War was fought between Virginian colonists and the Shawnee, Mingo, and Delaware Indians.&nbsp; The fighting and/or troop movements were in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio.  
Lord Dunmore's War was fought between Virginian colonists and the Shawnee, Mingo, and Delaware Indians.&nbsp; The fighting and/or troop movements were in&nbsp;Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio.  


Most men who served in Lord Dunmore's War were between the ages of 16 and 60, born between 1714-1758.&nbsp; Some were born as early as 1704 or as late as 1762.
Most men who served in Lord Dunmore's War were between the ages of 16 and 60, born between 1714-1758.&nbsp; Some were born as early as 1704 or as late as 1762.
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=== Records ===
=== Records ===


'''Colonies involved:'''<ref name="Wikipedia - Dunmore's War">Wikipedia contributors, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunmore%27s_War Dunmore's War], (accessed 01 February 2012).</ref>
'''Colonies:'''


*[[Virginia Military Records#Colonial Wars (1607-1763)|Virginia]]
*[[Virginia Military Records#Colonial Wars (1607-1763)|Virginia]]


'''Native Americans'''<ref name="Wikipedia - Dunmore's War"/>
'''Native Americans:'''


*Shawnees
*Shawnees
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