French and Indian War

French destroy miami village

Mar 15, 1752

French forces destroyed pro-british Miami village

Govenor of Virginia dispatched the young George Washington

Mar 15, 1753

governor f Virginia dispatched the young George Washington to the upper Ohio to warn the French away from the valley

Washington returned with troops

Mar 15, 1754

Washington returned with troops to seize the region's most strategic point

A minority of residents held their ground

Mar 15, 1756

A minority of residents held their ground, backed by a chain of small forts that Washington organized

John Forbes drove the French away from the Forks

Mar 16, 1758

John Forbes drove the French away from the Forks of the Ohio, present Pittsburgh, and established Fort Pitt

Brought ohio indians back under british influence

Mar 2, 2022

This brought the Ohio Indians back under British influence