French & Indian War

By Kylea_Pollinger

  • Governor of Virginia

    Governor of Virginia
    Dispatched the young George Washington to the upper Ohio to warn the French away from the valley.

  • Conflict : Britain & France

    Conflict : Britain & France
    In Europe it was called the seven year war (1756-1763). The war began when the French destroyed some of the pro-British Miami village in western Ohio.

  • George Washington Returns

    George Washington Returns
    In 1754 Washington returned with troops to seize the region's most strategic point. (The Forks of Ohio at Modern Pittsburg)

  • British Authorities

    British Authorities
    Sir Edward Braddock and 1,400 regular troops to Ohio frontier in 1755. Braddock accepted Virginia militia and supplies from Pennsylvania but arrogantly ignored colonial advice about how to fight in Indian country. He led his army into one of the worst defeats in frontier history.

  • The End

    The End
    An uneasy peace settled over the Ohio Valley, though the basic issues of who would control the region remained unsettled.