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French destroy Miami village
French forces destroy pro-British Miami village in western Ohio. -
Washington Fights
In 1754 George Washington returned with troops to seize the region's most strategic point to help win the war. -
Washington surrendurs
Defeated in battle by native American forces after defeating French at Fort Necessity. -
Major General Sir Edward Bardock.
In 1755 Maj. Gen. Sir Edward Braddock and about 1,400 troops were sent by British authorities to the Ohio frontier. Braddock accepted Virginia militia and supplies from Pennsylvania but ignored colonial advice and stumble into an ambush. He had the worst defeat in history. -
Virginia raises an army
Due to Maj. Gen. Braddock's defeat, Virginia raised an army of several hundred Frontiersmen. This army was commanded by Andrew Lewis. This army even held 100+ Cherokee warriors -
Western Virginia remains a battleground
Western Virginia frontier remains a battlefield until British forces led by General John Forbes drove the French out of the Forks of Ohio. He established Fort Pitt there in1758 -
French Defeat at Last!
Defeats in Europe, India, and the Caribbean led the to French defeat and for them to accept a genral settlement. -
Peace on the frontier
An uneasy peace finally happened to settle over the Ohio Valley.
