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this is important because goege washington buit this fort in a bad spot. after british atacked he learnd a valuble disions.
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British General Braddock's forces are defeated near Fort Duquesne in Pennsylvania, leaving the backwoods of British territory undefended.
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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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The French capture this fort on the banks of the Great Lakes.
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The commander-in-chief of the French forces, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm takes Fort William Henry. The infamous massacre occurs, later dramatized in James Fenimore Cooper's
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The British seize Louisbourg, opening the route to Canada.
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The French surrender this fort on Lake Ontario, effectively destroying their ability to communicate with their troops in the Ohio Valley.
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The British make peace with the Iroquois, Shawnee, and Delaware Indians.
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It is renamed "Pittsburgh."
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The British take Fort Niagara; the French abandon Crown Point. After these two victories, the British control the entire western frontier.
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this treti was the end of war