French and Indian War

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
05/28/1754	The first bloodshed	George Washington vanquishes a French unit in a surprise attack south of Fort Duquesne. His troops pull back and build Fort Necessity.
07/03/1754	Battle of Fort Necessity	George Washington and a small group of militiamen marched into Ohio Country to drive the French from the region. They were attempting to capture fort Duquense but it was to strongly defended.
07/09/1755	Braddock's defeat	Major General Edward Braddock was dispatched to command the British and colonial forces in North America.His forces were defeated on the Monongehela River near Fort Duquesne, leaving the backwoods of British-claimed territory undefended.
06/28/1756	Declaration of war	A document is signed that officially started the war betweenGreat Britan and the French, eventhough a great deal of blood had already been shed.
08/08/1757	Fort William Henry	Fort William Henry is captured by the commandder in cheif of the French, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm.
08/27/1758	Fort Frontenac	The French surrender Fort Frontenac on Lake Ontario, Destroying the comunication ability with the troops in the Ohio Valley.
07/25/1759	Slow Route to Victory	British take Fort Niagra, while the French abandon Crown Point. The British now control the entire western frontier.
09/13/1759	Quebec	The British win the battle of Quebec. Both commanding generals Montcalm and Wolfe are killed.
09/08/1760	Montreal	Montreal is captured by the British and Canada's surrender is final.
02/10/1763	Treaty of Paris	All of the French land east of the Mississippi are forfeited to the British other than New Orleans. All of the French land to the west is given to the Spanish.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
01/01/1754 to 12/31/1765	French and Indian War