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4. Headline: Logan's Vengeance and the Rise of Lord Dunmore's War Guest Author: Robert G. Parkinson Following the murder of his family, Logan transformed from a diplomat into an avenger, killing nearly 20 people in retaliatory raids. This violence contrib
Season 8
Episode 790
Published 1 week, 3 days ago
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4. Headline: Logan's Vengeance and the Rise of Lord Dunmore's War Guest Author: Robert G. ParkinsonFollowing the murder of his family, Logan transformed from a diplomat into an avenger, killing nearly 20 people in retaliatory raids. This violence contributed to Lord Dunmore's War, a military expedition launched by Virginia'sgovernor to secure land claims at the forks of the Ohio. Amidst this chaos, the Continental Congress called for volunteer riflemen to join the Revolutionary War. Michael Cresup, despite being blamed for the initial frontier violence, was chosen to lead a company of Maryland riflemen to Boston. The conflict ended with Logan's famous peace message, delivered via his brother-in-law John Gibson. 4
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