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George Washington set out for French encroachment, carrying Virginia's ultimatum to French captain Legardeur de Saint-Pierre at Rivier aux Boeufs. He rejected it.
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Washington defeats French in a surprise attack. His troops retreat to Great Medows and built fort Necessity.
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Blammed for Fort Necessity, Washington resigns. He will return as a volunteer inder British authority.
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British Braddick's forces are defeated near Fort Duquense in Pennsylvania, leaving the backwoods of British territory un defeated.
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British Colonel William Johnson's forces win, making Johnson the first British Hero of the war.
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Great Britain declares war on France. France declares war on Great Britain.
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French capture this fort on the banks of the Great Lakes.
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The commander-in-cheif of the French forces, Louis-Joseph de Montclam takes Fort William Henry. The Infamous Massacure occurs, later dramatized in James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of The Mohicans.
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The British seize Louisburg, the opening rout to Canada.
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The British win the decisive Battle of Quebec. Montclam and Wolfe, the commanding generals of both armies, perish in battle.
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Montreal falls to the British; letters are signed finishing the surrender of Canada
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All French possesions east of the Mississippi, except New Orleans, are given to British. All French possessions west of the Mississippi are given to the Spanish. France regains Martinique, Guadeloupe and St. Lucia.
