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Washington attacks Fort Duquesne (start event)
Washington attacked the French Fort Duquesne, and then after the attack, Washington's troops were forced to surrender. -
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The French & Indian War
Countries involved: France (New France Colony vs. Great Britain (British America colony) French leaders: Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, Marquis de Vaudreuil, Baron Dieskau, François-Marie de Lignery, Chevalier de Lévis, Joseph de Jumonville, and Marquis Duquesne. British leaders: Earl of Loundoun, Major General Edward Braddock, Lieutenant Governor Robert Dinwiddie, William Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel George Munro, William Pitt, Captain Robert Rogers, George Washington, and James Wolfe. -
Battle of Fort Necessity
Location: Near present-day Farmington and Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Result: French & Native American victory -
Battle of Fort Bull
Location: present-day Rome, New York, then a frontier between Canada, New France and the Province of New York
Result: French victory -
Battle of Fort Duquesne
Location: Fort Duquesne, site of present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Result: French victory -
Battle of Fort Ligonier
Location: present-day Ligonier, Pennsylvania
Result: British victory -
Battle of Beauport
Location: Beauport, Canada, New France
Result: French victory -
Battle of Quebec (turning point)
Location: Quebec City
Result: Decisive British victory This battle defined the winner of the whole war. In this battle both leaders, Wolf and Montcalm died. Also it led to the American Revolutionary war. -
Battle of Signal Hill
Location: St. John's, Newfoundland
Result: British victory -
Treaty of Paris
Location: Paris, Kingdom of France
The Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War. All French possesions east of the Mississippi, except New Orleans, are given to the British. All French possessions west of the Mississippi are given to the Spanish. France regains Martinique, Guadeloupe, and St. Lucia.
