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Battles of the French and Indian War
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Battle of Fort Necessity
On this day many soldiers wounded, captured, and killed leading to Washington's surrender. -
The Battle of Beausejour
2,000 soldiers under the command of Robert Mockton withstood the siege and bombardment for 13 days and finally surrendered on June 16th -
Battle of Lake George
The Battle of Lake George was fought on September 8, 1755. British forces of 1,500 soldiers and 200 Mohawk Indians under the command of William Johnson defeated a much larger allied French and Indian force of 3,500 under German General Baron Dieskau. -
Battle of Fort Frontenac
The siege of Fort Frontenac was one of the most important victories for the British in the French and Indian war on the battle lasted from August 25th to August 27th in 1758. -
Battle of Fort Niagra
As part of a British plan to remove French forts from the great lakes and Ohio River Valley, British forces under the command of General John Prideaux and William Johnson defeated th French resistance in a 20- day siege on July 26, 1759 -
Battle of the Thousand Islands
The battle of the Thousand Islands was fought between August 16 to August 24, 1760. It was one of the last major battles fought in the French and Indian war, and represented one of the last French defense efforts before the fall of Montreal. -
Surrender of Montreal
After the British overtook Quebec, it was only a matter of time before the stronghold of Montreal would fall. On September 6, 1760, nearly 18,000 British forces under the command of Jefferey Amherst besieged Montreal.