George Washington in the French & Indian War /

When Washington set the world on fire ... George Washington has frequently been criticized for his first military campaign, which sparked the French and Indian War. This backwoods campaign between British and French colonials eventually grew into the Seven Years' War, a global conflict between...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Patchan, Scott C., 1966- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2024.
Subjects:	Washington, George, > 1732-1799. Generals > United States. United States > History > French and Indian War, 1754-1763. United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783. Canada > History > 1755-1763. Généraux > États-Unis. États-Unis > Histoire > 1754-1763 (Guerre de Sept Ans) États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1775-1783. Canada > Histoire > 1755-1763 (Guerre de Sept Ans)

Table of Contents:

"Especial Trust & Confidence": Messenger for the Govenor
"I Have the Affairs of the Ohio Much at Heart": Lieutenant Governor Dinwiddie Prepares for War
"Destined to Monongahela": Washington's March to the Ohio Country
"I Heard the Bullets Whistle": The Battle of Jumonville Glen
"My Best Endeavors Shall Not Be Wanting": The Challenges of Command
"My Heart Aches, and I Send the French Tomorrow to Avenge": French Retaliation
"A Lamentable Affair": The Battle of Fort Necessity
"More Empty than the Commission Itself": Washington Resigns
"To Attain a Small Degree of Knowledge on the Military Art": General Braddock's Campaign
"It Would Reflect Dishonor Upon Me to Refuse It": Washington Takes Command
"The Happy Issue He Has Brought Our Affairs": Forbes's Campaign for Fort Duquesne.