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french destoryed miami village
French destroyed pro-british Miami village -
the governor of Virginia dispatched the young George Washington
Virginia dispatched George Washington to upper Ohio to warn the French away from the valley. -
Washington returned
Washington returned with troops to seize the region's most strategic point, the Forks of the Ohio at modern Pittsburg, defeated a French and their Indian allies forced his surrender at fort necessity on july 3 -
a minority of residents held their ground
a minority residents held their ground backed by a chain of small forts tat Washington orginaized -
John Forbes drove the french away
John Forbes drove the French away from the Forks of Ohio Indians back under British influence, tough occasional Indian raids into Virginia continued n 1759 and 1760. When Defeats in Europe, India, and the Caribbean in the French To accept a general settlement in17631 -
an uneasy peace settled over the ohio valley
Finally, in 1764, an uneasy peace settled over the Ohio Valley, though the basic issue of who would control region remained unsettled.