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The defeat of British colonial forces led by Lieutenant Colonel George Washington at Fort Necessity in 1754 marked the beginning of the Seven Years' War. Washington's forces faced a French contingent, and the skirmish highlighted escalating tensions between British and French colonial interests in North America. This conflict ultimately expanded into a global war involving multiple European powers.

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