Johnson’s forces win the day making him the first British hero of the war. A later engagement would be called the Battle of Bloody Pond. Ephraim Williams and Mohawk King Hendrick. This would include the Bloody Morning Scout, an ambush that resulted in the death of British Col. Sept 9, 1755: William Johnson’s forces are engaged in several battles that would collectively be named the Battle of Lake George. Begins work on a fortification to later be named Fort William Henry. 1755: William Johnson arrives at Lac du Saint Sacrament and renames it Lake George. Phineas Lyman takes over to complete construction of Fort Lyman which would later become Fort Edward.Īug. William Johnson arrives at the Great Carrying Place to build a fortified storehouse. July 1755: The Battle of the Wilderness – British General Braddock’s forces are defeated near Fort Duquesne in Pennsylvania, leaving the backwoods of British Territory undefended. June 1755: The British seize Acadia (Nova Scotia). He will later return as a volunteer under British authority. July 1754: Washington blamed for the loss of Fort Necessity, resigns. July 1754: The French take Fort Necessity May 1754: Washington defeats French in a surprise attack (the first battle) and builds Fort Necessity. Nov – December 1753: George Washington carries Virginia’s ultimatum over French encroachment to Captain Legardeau de Saint-Pierre at Riviere aux Boeufs.

Ma– October 1748 – King George’s War: Conflict over domination in North America ends with no clear victor with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.ġ752 – 1753 – Agitation grows: Tension grows between France and England over land and trading claims.

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