Topic: Fort Necessity

Click to see an enlarged picture
Fort Necessity. (Image by ScottyBoy900Q, GFDL)

Related pictures

Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Rate these pictures

Fort Necessity

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Fort Necessity entrenched camp built in July, 1754, by George Washington and his Virginia militia at Great Meadows (near the present Uniontown, Pa.). He retired there when he learned that the British fort at the forks of the Ohio (the site of Pittsburgh) had been captured (and renamed Fort Duquesne) by the French. In late May, 1754, a French patrol had been defeated and its leader killed in a surprise attack led by Washington near Great Meadows. A large French reprisal force attacked Fort Necessity and forced Washington to surrender on July 4. He secured easy terms from the French and departed... Read more
Fort Duquesne
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Fort Duquesne , at the junction ... French and Indian Wars . The fort was begun by a group of Virginians ... 17, 1754, and completed the fort; they named it after the Marquis ... militia had failed to reach the fort before the arrival of the French (see Fort Necessity ). Fort Duquesne ... Read more
1754-1783: Military: Chronology
American Eras ... William Trent to build a fort at the junction of ... away Trent and erect Fort Duquesne. May Governor ... mission of seizing Fort Duquesne. 28 May Washington ... sufficient force to attack Fort Duquesne, Washington builds Fort Necessity at Great Meadows. 3 ... force the surrender of ... Read more

Related research topics

Online videos

Braddock's Grave 1