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The Battle of Fort Necessity in 1754 was one of the first battles fought in the French and Indian War. George Washington was forced to surrender, abandon the fort and watch as the French and their Indian allies ransacked and looted the fort he and his troops had built.
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George Washington.
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The Battle of Fort Necessity in 1754 was one of the first battles fought in the French and Indian War. George Washington was forced to surrender, abandon the fort and watch as the French and their Indian allies ransacked and looted the fort he and his troops had built.
The British surrender came on October 19, 1781. The siege had begun in late September after a French naval victory on September 5.
George Washington.
George Washington built Fort Necessity in southwestern Pennsylvania in 1754. He was forced to surrender this fort to the French after a short battle known as the Battle of Fort Necessity during the French and Indian War. This was one of Washington's early military experiences.
George Washington attacked Fort Necessity in the French and Indian War.