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Fort Necessity
Battle of Fort Necessity also know has Battle of the Great Meadows. It's the earliest battle of the French/Indian War, also the only ever battle George Washington surrendered.
On July 3rd 800 French and Indians led by Louis Coulon de Villers,
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Battle of the Wilderness
This battle was a failed attempt for The British to capture a French post at Fort Duquesne. The attempted attack was led by General Edward Braddock. The British struggled to fight due to the unknown landscape and lost. -
Britain and France War
Britain and France officially declared war on each other. This war didn't end well for Britain because their General Braddock died causing a panic. Prussia, by treaty had to join the British. -
Fort William Henry Massacre
An army of about 10,000 French/Indian attacked Fort Henry.
The Fort's garrison held out for 6 days till surreduring.
The attack was led by , Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon and Marquis de Saint-Veran. -
William Pitt and The British
In 1759 almost 50,000 men in uniform in North America were serving as British regulars. Pitt's policies in the war led the British to victory, but left them with tremedous debt. -
French Surrender
The French were trading with the Indian so Britain killed Natives, leaving the French with almost no resources to fight in war.
The British also attacked Fort Pontchartrain ending the war. The British and French signed the Treaty Of Paris in 1763. -
French & Indian War Ends
The Treaty of Paris was signed on November 3rd 1762 but William Pitt suggested that the rules are to "lenient." The treaty stated the France was to surrender all of North American territory. Britain as compensation surrenders Cuba.
