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French destroy miami village
French forces destroyed pro-british Miami village -
Govenor of Virginia dispatched the young George Washington
governor f Virginia dispatched the young George Washington to the upper Ohio to warn the French away from the valley -
Washington returned with troops
Washington returned with troops to seize the region's most strategic point -
A minority of residents held their ground
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
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
This brought the Ohio Indians back under British influence
