Travel to Fort NEcessity National Battlefield

The melancholy Fort Necessity National Battlefield marks George Washington's only defeat, in 1754, at the start of the <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="EVMAW00009" title="French and Indian War" href="/topic/unrest-conflicts-war/wars-interventions/french-indian-war-EVMAW00009.topic">French and Indian War</a>.

( Ellen Creager, Detroit Free Press, MCT / September 24, 2012 )

The melancholy Fort Necessity National Battlefield marks George Washington's only defeat, in 1754, at the start of the French and Indian War.

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