USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The battle of Jumonville was the ____ time George Washington commanded troops.
A
only
B
Last
C
First
D
fifteenth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Battle of Fort Necessity, also known as the Battle of the Great Meadows, took place on July 3, 1754, in what is now Farmington in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The engagement, along with the May 28 skirmish known as the Battle of Jumonville Glen, was George Washington’s first military experience.

Detailed explanation-2: -Washington order the Virginia soldiers with him to open fire. After 15 minutes the French surrendered. In the confusion that followed, the wounded French commander, Ensign Jumonville, was attacked by one of Washington’s American Indian allies, and killed.

Detailed explanation-3: -A company of provincial troops from Virginia under the command of Lieutenant Colonel George Washington, and a small number of Mingo warriors led by the chieftain Tanacharison (also known as the “Half King"), ambushed a force of 35 Canadiens under the command of Joseph Coulon de Jumonville.

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