French and Indian War

By Amberjervis
  • French destroy miami village

    French destroy miami village

    French forces destroyed pro- British Miami village
  • George Washington to the upper Ohio

    George Washington to the upper Ohio

    To warn warn the French away from the valley
  • Washington returned with troops

    Washington returned with troops

    To seize the region's most strategic point, the Folks of the Ohio at modern Pittsburgh
  • British authorities dispatched Maj. gen. Sir Edward Braddock

    British authorities dispatched Maj. gen. Sir Edward Braddock

    1,400 regular troops to the Ohio frontier
  • Minority of residents held their ground

    Minority of residents held their ground

    backed by a chain of small forts that Washington organized
  • John Forbes drove the French away

    John Forbes drove the French away

    From the Forks of the Ohio, present Pittsburgh, and established Fort Pitt there
  • Uneasy peace settled over the Ohio Valley

    Uneasy peace settled over the Ohio Valley

    Though the basic issue of who would control the region remained unsettled