As Virginias governor, Dunmore directed a series of campaigns - TopicsExpress



          

As Virginias governor, Dunmore directed a series of campaigns against the trans-Appalachian Indians, known as Lord Dunmores War. He is noted for issuing a 1775 document proclaiming martial law in Virginia, (usually known as Dunmores Proclamation), in an attempt to turn back the rebel cause in Virginia. Dunmore fled to New York after the Burning of Norfolk in 1776, and later returned to Britain, although he did later spend time as Governor of the Bahama Islands, from 1787 to 1796. Dunmore was the last royal governor of Virginia.
Posted on: Sun, 25 May 2014 21:20:53 +0000

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