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the fort that controls three water intersections is built
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the french and indian war
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Washington defeats the French in a surprise attack. His troops retreat to Great Meadows and build Fort Necessity.
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The french take fort necessity
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The Battle of Lake George
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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 The Last of the Mohicans.
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July 8, 1758: The French take Fort Ticonderoga
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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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Through British commander Gen. Wolfe is killed (along with French commander Montcalm), British forces sieze Quebec in dramatic uphill attack.
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British victory restricted French navy's ability to resupply forces in Canada.
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Greatly outnumbered French forces are defeated in war's final battle in the Americas.
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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.
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the rebelion rebels and the war ends
