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French and Indian War Battles
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The Battle at Fort Necessity
Louis Coulon de Villiers led 600 French troops and 100 natives to ambush Washington and Fort Necessity. As the opposing forces were too much, Washington accepted a truce that let his soldiers leave peacefully. -
Battle at Fort Duquesne
The British tried to convince the French to leave the fort peacefully. After the French refused, Washington returned but encountered a French scouting party. He attacked them and won. The French occupied Fort Duquesne until 1758. French soldiers manhandled Pennsylvania and Virginia militia. On November 26, 1758, French burned the fort to the ground before retreating -
Siege of Fort Frontenac
The two day siege was a rather tactical defeat for the British. Lt. Col. John Bradstreet led 2,200 British soldiers into a siege. As the French were outnumbered with 110 inhabitants, they surrendered quickly. Britain cut major supplies and seized 800,000 pounds of suplies -
Ticonderoga
16,000 British soldiers charged upon French position. After General Howe was killed in a skirmish, General Abercrombie demanded a direct assault on the fort. As Britain's better weapons were not assembled, they were defeated from a round of gunfire. The fort was conquered by Britain 1759. -
Fort Niagara Battle
Under the command of General John Prideaux and William Johnson, the British defeated the French Resistance in a siege that lasted 20 days. Britain gained control of the Eastern Great Lakes and took over France's forts and supply center -
Quebec
The Battle at Quebec City was actually the end of a long siege. The British were heavily armed. They gained control of the Plains of Abraham. The French met up there and suffered many casualties. On September 18, Quebec City was surrendered. -
Montreal
The French stronghold fell and Montreal was besieged. As France only had a measly 2,100 vs an 18,000 British force. France surrendered. This essentially was the end of the war.