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Siege of Dunlap's Station

Siege of Dunlap's Station was a siege conducted in 1791 at Dunlap, in what is now Ohio, United States. It was part of the Northwest Indian War, which ran from 1785 to 1795. The recorded result: American victory. Recorded strength: ~30 against ~300–500.

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Fought1791
WhereDunlap, Ohio, United States39.293N, 84.655W
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstNorthwestern Confederacy; Province of Quebec
Casualties and losses2 killedand~12–15 killed
Part ofNorthwest Indian War1785 to 1795

Where it sits in the Northwest Indian War

Battle of the Embarras River, 1786Siege of Dunlap's Station, 1791Big Bottom Massacre, 1791Battle of Kenapacomaqua, 1791St. Clair's Defeat, 1791Battle of Fallen Timbers, 179417861794Siege of Dunlap's Station, 1791
6 placed engagements of the Northwest Indian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1791 (year precision)
to 11 January 1791
PlaceDunlap, Ohio, United States
39.293N, 84.655W
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength~30~300–500
Casualties and losses2 killed~12–15 killed
Commanders
  • Jacob Kingsbury
  • Josiah Harmar
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Siege of Dunlap's Station is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (12 in Ohio).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509987, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Dunlap's Station, revision 1376208417, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.