Siege of Fort Henry (1777)

Siege of Fort Henry
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Illustration of Fort Henry
Date September 1 or September 21, 1777 Location Fort Henry, Ohio Country 40°03′50″N 80°43′30″W / 40.06389°N 80.72500°W / 40.06389; -80.72500 Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
United States	Wyandot Mingo Shawnee Lenape
Commanders and leaders
David Shepherd Joseph Ogle Samuel Mason	Half-King Dunquat
Strength
under 100, plus 54 reinforcements	200 - 300 Natives
Casualties and losses
23 killed (14 militia, 9 civilians) 5 wounded	1 killed 9 wounded

The siege of Fort Henry was an attack on American militiamen during the American Revolutionary War near the Virginia outpost known as Fort Henry by a mixed band of Indians in September 1777. The fort, named for Virginia Governor Patrick Henry, was at first defended by only a small number of militia, as rumors of the Indian attack had moved faster than the Indians, and a number of militia companies had left the fort. The American settlers were successful in repulsing the Indian attack.