Fort Necessity
Fort Necessity
They would not surrender their fort
The French built Fort Caroline in 1563.
In the first failed attack not much resulted. (George Washington almost died) The second (successful) attack directed by Pitt turned the tide for the British. Fort Duquesne then became renamed Fort Pitt (becomes Pittsburgh).
Because the fort did something bad
Fort Necessity
Fort Necessity
Fort Necessity, PA was the location of the opening battle of the French and Indian War in 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.
Fort Necessity
fort necessity,built by the the british to go against the french
there was a battle between the English and french
Fort Necessity
The fort that George Washington created was fort Necessity and it was sexy
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