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Washington leads 150 Virginians to victory over a French exploratory party.
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The albany congress approves Franklin's Plan of the union. The problem is some colonies accept it.
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In exchange for surrendering the fort, Washington and McKay were permitted to withdraw back to Wills Creek.
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General William Johnson assembled a force of 3,500 men, mostly colonial militia from New England and New York,
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Braddock and his English and colonial forces are defeated by French and Indians at Fort Duquesne.
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While General Edward Braddock's defeat at Fort Duquesne was offset by William Johnson's victory at Crown Point, 1756 and 1757 brought nothing but bad news for the English.
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Situated on Cape Breton Island, the fortress town of Louisbourg had been captured from the French by American colonial forces in 1745 during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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One of the prime results of Pontiac's Rebellion was the decision of British policymakers to issue the Proclamation of 1763, a measure designed to shut down white settlement of the West until organizational reforms could be effected. American reaction to this measure was immediate and heated.
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Native anger was understandable and was rooted in several issues beyond their refusal to acknowledge defeat in the recent war:
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Henry Bouquet conducted warfare against the Shawnee and Delaware in western Pennsylvania. His success enabled Sir William Johnson to negotiate a peace arrangement.
