French Revolution TImeline

French Revolution

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Massacre at Ft. William Henry

Battle of Quebec

British defeated at Ft. Duquesne

On September 13, 1759, the British under General James Wolfe (1727-59) achieved a dramatic victory when they scaled the cliffs over the city of Quebec to defeat French forces under Louis-Joseph de Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham (an area named for the farmer who owned the land).

Fort William Henry, located at the south end of Lake George in New York, was the northern-most outpost of British soldiers in the interior of colonial America. This small frontier fort was extemely vulnerable to attack from French and Native American forces.

French and Native American warriors from Fort Duquesne deftly defeated Braddock's forces and mortally wounded the British general at the Battle of the Monongahela. The French retained control of the Ohio Valley in the wake of their victory.

French take Ft. Oswego

Louisbourg and Ft. Duquesne captured by British

The Battle of Fort Oswego was one in a series of early French victories in the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War won in spite of New France's military vulnerability.

The capture of Fort Duquesne, coinciding with the capture of Fort Frontenac and the fortress at Louisbourg, marked a major turning point in the Seven Years War, contributing to driving the French back into Canada. ... It then follows the British advance in to Canada.

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