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Key Events & Battles, French & Indian War

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The Death of Wolfe by Benjamin West,1770 (National Gallery of Canada at Ottawa)

Location Notes/Significance Western Pennsylvania Gen. Braddock's force of 1450 men British defeated at Ft. 1755 (present-day surrounded and defeated by Indian Duquesne Pittsburgh) and French-Canadian forces New British commander (Lord Loudoun) closely managed the war American colonists refuse to effort, demanding exact numbers of serve under British 1757 American colonies recruits and money from colonies. commander Colonial assemblies began to refuse to cooperate. French commander Montcalm takes fort, but is horrified to discover that French take Ft. Oswego 1756 Upstate New York his Indian allies kill wounded soldiers, take scalps, and make slaves of captives. Following surrender of British and colonial garrison to Montcalm (who Massacre at Ft. William 1757 Upstate New York promised safe passage back to Henry England), Indians killed 185 and took 310 British captive. As Secretary of State, Pitt sought to reduce tension with colonists by promising payment in proportion to support of war effort, giving William Pitt guides British 1757-1761 London colonial assemblies control of war effort recruitment, sending thousands more British soldiers, and replacing Lord Loudoun with a more reasonable commander British-American-Indian forces Louisbourg and Ft. Quebec & Western overwhelm French who abandon Duquesne captured by British 1758 Pennsylvania Louisbourg and burn Ft. Duquesne before retreating north. Through British commander Gen. Battle of Quebec 1759 Quebec Wolfe is killed (along with French commander Montcalm), British

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