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1754 Beginning of the French and Indian War in North Ameri
1755 French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition - British
troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat inflicted by French
and Indian forces. During the battle, British General Edward Braddock is mortally wounded. Colonel George Washington
survives.
1756 Seven Years' War: French and Indian War: Fort Oswego falls to the French.
1758 Seven Years' War
: French and Indian War: Mary Campbell is abducted from her home in Pennsylvania
by Lenape
.
1759 Seven Years' War
(French and Indian War): In Canada
, British forces capture Fort Niagara from French, who subsequently abandon Fort Rouillé.
1760 Seven Years' War
: French and Indian War: Cherokee natives allied with French
forces attack a North Carolina
militia stationed at Fort Dobbs in the western part of the provin The attack is repelled by the militia.
1763 The Treaty of Paris signed by Great Britain
, France
and Spain
brings an end to the Seven Years' War
(also called the French and Indian War in the United States
and the War of the Conquest in Quebec
)
1763 French and Indian War: The 1763 Treaty of Paris ends the war and France
cedes Canada
to Great Britain
.
1764 Mary Campbell, a captive of the Lenape
during the French and Indian War, is turned over to forces commanded by Colonel Henry Bouquet
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