Surrender at Fort Necessity

Date: July 3, 1754 • Location: Fayette County, United States

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1754–1763.

French and Indian War: George Washington surrendered Fort Necessity in Pennsylvania, the only military surrender in his career.

The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a conflict in North America between Great Britain and France, along with their respective Indigenous allies. Historians generally consider it part of the global Seven Years' War, which lasted from 1756 to 1763, although in the United States it is often viewed as a distinct conflict unassociated with any larger European war.