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Battle of Jumonville Glen
The French won and banished a British force, including a colonial military under Colonel George Washington at Fort Necessity, Pennsylvania. -
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French and Indian War
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Albany Congress
Delegates from 7 colonies gathered in Albany, New York. They had two goals- cement the alliance with the Iroquois & plan a united colonial defence. Delegate from Pennslyvania, Benjamin Franklin proposed Alabany Plan of Union. The colonial assembles disapproved it. It ended on July 11,1754. -
Attack on Fort Necessity
Washington did a surprise attack on the French. Washington and his men set up a makeshift stockade (named Fort Necessity) because they heard the French were going to get them back. The Virginians surrendered because they were outnumbered by 700 French and Native Americans. -
Braddock's Defeat at Fort Duquesne
Edward Braddock, a general, led Bristish and colonial troops in an attack against Fort Duquesne. The general had no experience with fighting, but he said that he would sweep the French from the Ohio Valley. The French and their Indian allies launched a surprise attack as the British neared Fort Duquesne. Almost half the British were wounded or killed. It all ended on July 9, 1755. -
Massacre at Fort William Henry
Major General, Daniel Webb learned that French forces were preparing to attack Fort William Henry on August 2, 1757. Webb retreated and Lieutenant Colonel George Munro was in charge. Munro had 2,300 men left were to defend the fort (only 1,600 of them were fit for battle), while Louis-Joseph de Montcalm had over 7,000 men that were willing to attack the fort. The Ottawa, Abenaki and Potawatom Indians (with the French) fell upon the British. It ended on August 9, 1757. -
Forbes Expedition
One of the greatest victories of the war in Pennslyvania was Forbes Expedition against Fort Duquesne in 1758. Forbes assembled a force of 350 Royal Americans, 1,200 Highlanders, 1,600 Virginians under Washington and other commanders, and 2,700 Pennslyvanians at Bedfold. Henry Bouquet was General Forbes' second in command. The Pennslyvania Dutch supplied most of the wagons and horses. Forbes was ill and was buried four months later. This ended on November 24, 1758. -
Plains of Abraham
September 13, 1759 was during the Seven Years' War and was fought upstream from Québec on a tract of land that is believed to be named after Abraham Martin, who the land was granted to in 1635-45. Major -General, James Wolfe and Vice- Admiral Charles Saunders had a powerful British force that was sent up the St. Lawrence to capture Québec. Lieutenant General, Marquis de Montcalm commanded the French and they held the British at the bay at first. Québec surrendered on Sept. 18. -
Surrender of Vaudreuil
Vandreuil agreed to surrender when his troops positioned at Beauport during the hostilities. Second-in-command Ramezay signed the order. In Montreal, when the British attacked the city on several fronts he surrendered again. Vaudreuil became imprisoned in France when he arrived by the French Crown because the French Crown was displeased with his capitulation. -
Treaty of Paris
Britain and France signed the Treaty of Paris in 1763, bringing the long conflict to an end. French power in North America was terminated. Britain gained Canada and all French lands east of the Mississippi River, but New Orleans. France could only keep two islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and their sugar-growing islands in the West Indies. Spain also recieved some land. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
Chief Pontiac head chief of the Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi led a rebellion of a number of tribes against the British and the colonists. Pontiac's Rebellion was composed of Native American Indian tribes that wanted to prevent Great Britain from occupying the land France claimed. Pontiac's war failed, but it made the Royal Proclamation of 1763 come faster. The war ended on July 25, 1766.
