Historedia
Person

Lord Dunmore

Events
3
Episodes
11
Years
1772–1777

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Lord Dunmore, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Signing of the Watauga Association Compact

    1772–1776

    Role: Virginia governor who criticized the Association in 1774

    1. 1772 · Watauga and Nolichucky valleysSurvey confirming Cherokee domain

      A survey by Colonel John Donelson confirmed the Watauga and Nolichucky lands remained within the Cherokee domain.

    2. May 1772 · Sycamore Shoals on the Watauga River, in present-day ElizabethtonCherokee lease and founding of the Watauga Association

      Watauga and Nolichucky settlers leased land from the Cherokee and formed a semi-autonomous government in May 1772.

    3. 1774 · Virginia governor's statementDunmore's condemnation of the Association

      In 1774 Virginia governor Lord Dunmore called the Watauga Association a dangerous example of independent government.

    4. November 1776 · Washington DistrictNorth Carolina annexation of the Washington District

      North Carolina annexed the Watauga settlement area, by then known as the Washington District, in November 1776.

  2. Burning of Norfolk

    1775–1777

    Role: Last royal governor of Virginia, commanding British forces

    1. late 1775 to January 1, 1776 · Norfolk's harbor, VirginiaDunmore withdraws his force to ships in Norfolk's harbor

      After a battle and British retreat into Norfolk, Dunmore and his entire force withdrew to Royal Navy ships in the harbor with most remaining Loyalists.

    2. January 1, 1776 · Town of Norfolk, VirginiaRoyal Navy shelling and landing parties burn Norfolk

      Royal Navy ships began shelling Norfolk on January 1, 1776, while landing parties came ashore to burn specific properties in the town.

    3. by January 1, 1776 · Town of Norfolk, VirginiaPatriot occupation of a largely abandoned Loyalist town

      Norfolk's significantly Loyalist population had fled, and Patriot forces from Virginia and North Carolina occupied the town before the burning.

    4. August 1776 · Norfolk, Virginia, and surrounding Virginia coastal areasNorfolk as the last British foothold and Dunmore's final departure

      Norfolk was the last significant foothold of British authority in Virginia; after coastal raiding, Lord Dunmore left the colony for good in August 1776.

    5. 1777 · Unspecified location of acknowledgmentPatriot participation in the burning acknowledged only in 1777

      Although Patriots burned and looted Loyalist property during the destruction, the full extent of their participation was not acknowledged until 1777.

  3. Battle of Nassau

    1776

    Role: Colonial governor of Virginia who ordered gunpowder moved to New Providence

    1. February 17 – March 1, 1776 · Cape Henlopen, Delaware, to Great Abaco Island, BahamasVoyage to the Bahamas

      Hopkins' American fleet sailed from Cape Henlopen on February 17, 1776, and reached Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas on March 1.

    2. March 3–4, 1776 · British port of Nassau, BahamasAmphibious Assault on Nassau

      On March 3–4, 1776, American forces launched a naval operation and amphibious assault against the British port of Nassau, Bahamas.

Sources

  1. Watauga Association Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
  2. Burning of Norfolk Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-13
  3. Raid of Nassau Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11