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French and Indian War starts
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Fort Necessity
George Washingto defeated at Fort Necessity -
Fort Durquesne
George Washington is defeats French at Fort Durquesne -
Acadia
British sieze Acadia (Nova Scotia) -
Fort Oswego
The French capture this fort on the banks of the Great Lakes. -
Fort Henry
The commander-in-chief of the French forces, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm takes Fort William Henry. The infamous massacre occurs, and is later dramatized in James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans. -
Fort Frontenac
The French surrender this fort on Lake Ontario, effectively destroying their ability to communicate with their troops in the Ohio Valley. -
Fort Ticonderoga
In June 1758 a force of British regular and American provincial troops from Massachusetts, New Hampshire and the other New England provinces, in all 15,000 men gathered at the head of Lake George. -
Quebec
British win the decisive Battle of Quebec. Montcalm and Wolfe, the commanding generals of both armies, perish in battle. -
Montreal
Montreal falls to the British; letters are signed finishing the surrender of Canada. -
Treaty of Paris
All French possessions east of the Mississippi, except New Orleans, are given to the British. All French possessions west of the Mississippi are given to the Spanish. -
Indian Wars
Pontiac, the Ottowa Chief, proposes a coalition of Ottowas, Potawatomies and Hurons for the purpose of attacking Detroit. -
Smallpox
Men of the garrison at Fort Pitt infect besieging chiefs with blankets from the smallpox hospital. Soon faced with an epidemic, the Indians retreat
