Battle of Fort Necessity
The Battle of Fort Necessity was one of the opening battles of the Seven Years' War.
History
In 1754, British colonial authorities[1] sent Lieutenant Colonel George Washington and a group of Virginian militia to the head of the Ohio River valley, a contested territory between British and French colonists. Washington and his troops attacked a French patrol at Jumonville Glen,[2] without provocation.[3]
Washington expected a return attack and had his troops build a palisade wall surrounding their supplies—a "Fort of Necessity". Supplies ran low, and the militia as well as their British Regular reinforcements were quickly overwhelmed. On 4 July, Washington surrendered to the French and was allowed to retreat,[2] but signed a document saying their commander had been "assassinated".[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed III (first mentioned) (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue (mentioned in Database entry only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Database: Fort Duquesne
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed III – Database: Battle of Fort Necessity
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Database: George Washington