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The warm up to the French and Indian war between France and England, also fought for domination over North America. It ends with no clear victor and the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
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Tension grows between France and England over competing land and trading claims. Also in 1753 in between November and December George Washington carries Virginia's ultimatum over french encroachment to captain Legardeau de Saints-Pierre, which he rejects
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Washington defends the french in a surprise attack. His troops then retreat to Great Meadows and build Fort Necessity
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Washington blamed for the loss of Fort Necessity, resigns.He will later come back as a volunteer under British authority. -
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British General Braddock's forces are defeated near Fort Duquesne, in Pennsylvania, leaving the backwoods of British territory
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British colonel William Johnson's forces win, making Johnson the first British hero of the war.
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War is officially declared between Great Britain and France.
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The commander-in-chief of the French forces, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm takes Fort William Henry. The infamous massacre occurs, later dramatized in James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans
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The French capture this fort on the banks of the Great Lakes.
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The British seize Louisbourg opening the route to Canada.
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The French surrender Fort Frontenac on Lake Ontario, effectively destroying their ability to communicate with their troops in the Ohio Valley.
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The British makes peace with the Iroquois, Shawnee, and Delaware Indians. -
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The British win the decisive Battle of Quebec.Montcalm and Wolfe, the commanding generals of both armies, die in battle. -
Montreal falls to the British. Letters are signed finishing the surrender of Canada
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The British Flag is raised over Detroit, causing the war to effectively end the war -
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All French possessions east of the Mississippi, except New Orleans, are given to the British. All French possessions west of the Mississippi are given to the Spanish. France regains Martinique, Guadeloupe and St. Lucia