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British officers treated the American colonial militia with contempt.
The French and Indian war was fought between the French/Indians vs the British/Indians. The British mobilized about 42,000 men (soldiers/militia) and the French mobilized about 20,100 men.
The French and Indian War was begun in 1754 when French troops were provoked by Indian attacks and expelled the colonial militia led by George Washington, which had entered the territory claimed by the French in the Ohio valley. Note: This was the first time a colonial war provoked a continental war in Europe. It was already an English and French battle, so the conflict developed into the Seven Years War in Europe.
The French and Indian War
The people that participated in the French and Indian war were the British and french
British officers treated the American colonial militia with contempt.
George Washington achieved the rank of colonel during the French and Indian War. He served as a commander of the Virginia Regiment, which was one of the provincial militia units raised by the British colonial government.
George Washington was an officer in the colonial militia and served in the French and Indian War in the 1750s. Although the militia was separate from the British Regulars, he still fought with them and would have known their tactics.
Yes, Washington served the Colonial/British alliance during the French and Indian Wars. He started out as a lieutenant colonel and rose to the rank of commander in chief of the Virginia militia. He was appointed to these ranks by the British of course.
The French and Indian war was fought between the French/Indians vs the British/Indians. The British mobilized about 42,000 men (soldiers/militia) and the French mobilized about 20,100 men.
Generally speaking, the French and Indian Wars ended France's colonial ideas in India and North America. The British defeated the French armies soundly.
The French and Indian War was begun in 1754 when French troops were provoked by Indian attacks and expelled the colonial militia led by George Washington, which had entered the territory claimed by the French in the Ohio valley. Note: This was the first time a colonial war provoked a continental war in Europe. It was already an English and French battle, so the conflict developed into the Seven Years War in Europe.
He was a junior officer in the colonial militia.
Because someone wanted to strip him.
The British accumulated a great debt. As a result the british imposed new taxes on the colonial people of america.
There was no US during the French and Indian War!!!The French and their Indian allies were fighting the British. Since the 13 colonies were British colonies the French were fighting the colonies.In fact George Washington served as a major in the militia of the British colony of Virginia during the French and Indian War fighting against the French.After the British won, they imposed taxes on the colonists to pay for having defended them against the French. The British also placed troops in the colonists homes to defend against any later attacks. These were two of the actions that later led to the American Revolution.
John Reynolds