July 4th, 1754.
Fort Necessity
3 July 1754
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.
Battle of Fort Necessity happened on 1754-07-03.
Fort Necessity was built by George Washington. He saw the French and their fort, Fort Duquesne. George Washington was forced to surrender.
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.
Fort Necessity (fort nessessitee)
Fort Necessity
No war started at Fort Necessity. The Battle of Fort Necessity was an early engagement in what Americans call the French and Indian War and others call the Seven Years War. George Washington eventually surrendered the Fort to French forces, and in the process he signed a surrender document that the French used as one pretext for their continued belligerency.
It was called Fort Necessity. Washington was soon forced to surrender it to the French.
Fort Necessity
The diameter of Fort Necessity was roughly 39 feet.