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Facts

Also Known As Battle of the Great Meadows
Date July 3, 1754
Location Pennsylvania • United States
Participants France • United Kingdom
Context French and Indian War

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French and Indian War
Charles Willson Peale: George Washington as Colonel in the Virginia Regiment
George Washington: sketch map
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Timeline

George Washington as a colonel in the Virginia colonial militia
Battle of Jumonville Glen
May 28, 1754
French and Indian War
Battle of Fort Necessity
July 3, 1754
Battle of the Monongahela
July 9, 1755
The Execution of Admiral Byng
Battle of Minorca
May 20, 1756
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
Battle of Carillon
July 8, 1758
Battle of Quebec
Battle of Quebec
September 13, 1759
Treaty of Paris
February 10, 1763

Key People

George Washington
George Washington
president of United States

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