George Washington, who led America through ... first time and was hardened by the rough lifestyle. In 1754, during the French and Indian War, Washington led troops against the French at Fort ...

Fort Necessity National Battlefield protects the site where the French and Indian War ... fought on July 3rd, 1754. The battle was the first major engagement of George Washington’s military ...

A recent ballistics discovery at Fort Necessity National Battlefield confirmed where the French and Indian War began. For 30 years ... Written accounts indicate that a 22-year-old George Washington, ...

In 1754, Washington received a message at City Tavern (later renamed Gadsby's) promoting him from major to lieutenant colonel of the First Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War ...

In 1754, at age 22, Washington became commander of the Virginia Regiment in the French and Indian War, and famously declared that when he "heard the bullets whistle," he found "something charming ...

George Washington’s military career began with the French and Indian War ... what would become the French and Indian War. A few weeks later, in July 1754, Washington suffered his first high ...