Time Line of French and Indian War

Timeline created by Jack Lauzier

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
07/03/1753	The French and Indain War (fort neccesity)	The start of the french and indian war (July 3 1753)
09/14/1755	British lose the fight at Fort Duquesne	Fought in Western Pennsylvania... British get surronded by over 1,500 of the french and indian forces
07/03/1756	French Take Fort Oswego	French commander Montcalm takes fort, but is horrified to discover that his Indian allies kill wounded soldiers, take scalps, and make slaves of captives.
08/09/1757	Massacre at Fort William Henry	Following surrender of British and colonial garrison to Montcalm (who promised safe passage back to England), Indians killed 185 and took 310 British captive.
06/08/1758	Louisbourg and Fort Duquesne	British-American-Indian forces overwhelm French who abandon Louisbourg and burn Ft. Duquesne before retreating north.
09/13/1759	Battle of Quebec- British Win from a Up-Hill attack	Through British commander Gen. Wolfe is killed (along with French commander Montcalm), British forces sieze Quebec in dramatic uphill attack
11/20/1759	Battle of Quiberon Bay	British victory restricted French navy's ability to resupply forces in Canada.
09/07/1760	Iriquois join British-American alliance	Balance of power tips towards British with this addition
09/08/1760	French surrender Montreal	Greatly outnumbered French forces are defeated in war's final battle in the Americas.
06/06/1762	British capture Havana, Manila from Spain	As Spain enters the war as a French ally, it suffers defeats from British naval forces.
09/03/1763	Treaty of Paris	France gives up claims to all of its North American possessions. All land west of the Mississippi and New Orleans goes to Spain. All land east of the Mississippi River and Canda goes to England.
02/01/1766	Pontiac's Rebellion Ends
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
07/03/1753 to 02/01/1766	The French And Indian War