Fort Necessity
Fort Necessity
Fort Necessity, PA was the location of the opening battle of the French and Indian War in 1754.
Fort Necessity
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
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The french attacked fort necessity because they wanted to claim the fort for France.
Fort Necessity was the British fortification built at Great Meadows during the French and Indian War in 1754. It was led by George Washington, who eventually surrendered the fort to the French forces.
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.
Fort Necessity