Battle of the Great Meadows

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The Battle of the Great Meadows was a 1754 early engagement of the French and Indian War in which a young George Washington led British colonial forces in a failed defense against the French at Fort Necessity in present-day Pennsylvania.

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instanceOf battle
engagement of the French and Indian War
alsoKnownAs Battle of Fort Necessity
associatedWith Fort Necessity National Battlefield
belligerent British colonial forces
French Canadian militia
French regular troops
Native American allies of France
Virginia provincial troops
linked to: Virginia militia
campaign Ohio Country campaign of 1754
casualties higher British colonial casualties than French casualties
combatantSide British colonial side led by George Washington
French and Native American side led by Louis Coulon de Villiers
commander George Washington
James Mackay
Louis Coulon de Villiers
conflictType colonial frontier battle
countryInvolved France
Kingdom of Great Britain
date July 3, 1754
fortBuiltBy George Washington
hasFortification Fort Necessity
historicalEra 18th century
Colonial America
involvesPerson George Washington
James Mackay
Louis Coulon de Villiers
location British America
Fort Necessity
Great Meadows
present-day Fayette County, Pennsylvania
outcome surrender of Fort Necessity by George Washington
partOf French and Indian War
Seven Years' War
precededBy Jumonville Glen skirmish
linked to: Jumonville affair
relatedPlace Jumonville Glen
linked to: Jumonville affair

Ohio River Valley
result British colonial defeat
French victory
significance early engagement of the French and Indian War
first major military engagement of George Washington's career
helped ignite the wider Seven Years' War
terrain meadow and woodland
theater Ohio Country
treatyOrDocument articles of capitulation signed by George Washington
year 1754

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Battle of Fort Necessity alsoKnownAs Battle of the Great Meadows