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French and Indian War: Timeline |
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Northern Events
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Western Events
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Other Events
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| 1753 | |||
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French begin construction of forts in West, including Ft. Duquesne (1754) |
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| 1754 | |||
| May 28 |
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Washington defeats French party; builds Fort Necessity |
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| June |
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Albany Congress |
| July 3 |
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Washington defeated at Great Meadows |
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| 1755 | |||
| June |
British victory at Ft. Beauséjour (Nova Scotia)
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| July 9 |
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Braddock defeated |
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| Summer |
Shirley fails at Fort Niagara
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| September | Johnson victory at Lake George |
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| September | Johnson fails at Crown Point |
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| October | Expulsion of Acadians begins | ||
| 1756 | |||
| May | Seven Years' War begins as Britain declares war on France | ||
| Spring | Washington begins patrolling Western frontier | ||
| August 14-15 | Montcalm takes Fort Oswego | ||
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1757
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| August 9 |
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Montcalm takes Fort William Henry |
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| 1758 | |||
| William Pitt heads British war effort | |||
| July | Abercromby fails at Fort Carillon | ||
| July 27 | Amherst takes Louisbourg | ||
| August 27 | Bradstreet takes Fort Frontenac | ||
| November 25 | Forbes occupies Fort Duquesne | ||
| 1759: "The Year of Victories" | |||
| June | Siege of Québec begins |
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| June 26 |
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Johnson at Fort Niagara | |
| July-August | Amherst at Ticonderoga and Crown Point | ||
| September 13 | Fall of Québec | ||
| October | Rogers' Rangers raid St. Francis Abenaki | ||
| 1760 | |||
| September 8 | Montreal surrenders | ||
| 1761 | |||
| George III dismisses Pitt | |||
| 1763 | |||
| July 31 | Battle of Bloody Run |
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| August 5-6 | Battle of Bushy Run | ||
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Treaty of Paris signed | ||
See Indian Wars Time Table .
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