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