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Washington presents the fort's commander, French Army Captain Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre, a message from Virginia's Lieutenant Governor Dinwiddie advising that \"The lands upon the Ohio River are so notoriously known to be the property of the Crown of Great Britain that it is a matter of equal concern and surprise... to hear that a body of French fortresses and making settlements upon that river, within His Majesty's dominions,\" adding that \"It becomes my duty to require your peaceable departure.\" Captain Legardeur provides a reply for Washington to take to Dinwiddie, declaring that the rights of France's King Louis XV to the land \"are incontestable\", and refuses to back down, leading to beginning of the French and Indian War in 1754.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362641691#October–December", "title": "1753", "revid": 1362641691, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1754, "year_label": "1754 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "George Washington's troops at Fort Duquesne open the French and Indian War, a counterpart of the Seven Years' War in Europe.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349953871#Events", "title": "1754 in Canada", "revid": 1349953871, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1754, "year_label": "1754 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 28", "text": "May 28 – French and Indian War: Battle of Jumonville Glen – The war begins when George Washington, 22, leads a company of militia from the Colony of Virginia, in an ambush on a force of 35 French Canadians.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360193273#April–June", "title": "1754", "revid": 1360193273, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1754, "year_label": "1754 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 28", "text": "28 May – The Battle of Jumonville Glen begins the French and Indian War in North America: 22-year-old George Washington leads a company of militia from the Colony of Virginia in an ambush on a force of 35 French Canadians.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353738506#Events", "title": "1754 in France", "revid": 1353738506, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1754, "year_label": "1754 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 3", "text": "July 3 – French and Indian War – Battle of Fort Necessity: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French Capt. 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Washington, who is attending church services at the time, quickly suppresses the rebellion and the mutineers are imprisoned before more join.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360193273#July–September", "title": "1754", "revid": 1360193273, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1755, "year_label": "1755 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "July 9", "text": "July 9 – French and Indian War – Braddock Expedition: British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat inflicted by French and Indian forces. During the battle, British General Edward Braddock is mortally wounded. Colonel George Washington survives.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360194188#July–September", "title": "1755", "revid": 1360194188, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1755, "year_label": "1755 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "July 9", "text": "9 July – French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition – British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat inflicted by French and Indian forces. During the battle, British General Edward Braddock is mortally wounded. 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Washington's army repulses a British attack by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis, in a second battle at Trenton, New Jersey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349829024#January–March", "title": "1777", "revid": 1349829024, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1777, "year_label": "1777 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 3", "text": "3 January – American Revolution: American general George Washington defeats British general Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330315664#Events", "title": "1777 in Great Britain", "revid": 1330315664, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1777, "year_label": "1777 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 4", "text": "October 4 – American Revolutionary War – Battle of Germantown: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under Sir William Howe.", "cite": {"url": 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George Washington leads the Colonial army against the British.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349954907#Events", "title": "1781 in Canada", "revid": 1349954907, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1781, "year_label": "1781 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Richard Price is made an honorary LL.D. by Yale University, in the company of George Washington.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1320521301#Events", "title": "1781 in Wales", "revid": 1320521301, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1781, "year_label": "1781 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 19", "text": "October 19 – American Revolution: Following the Siege of Yorktown, General Charles Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, ending the armed struggle of the American Revolution.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370562964#October–December", "title": "1781", "revid": 1370562964, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1781, "year_label": "1781 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 19", "text": "19 October – American Revolutionary War: following the Siege of Yorktown, General Charles Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, ending the armed struggle of the American Revolutionary War.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374050988#Events", "title": "1781 in Great Britain", "revid": 1374050988, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1781, "year_label": "1781 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 19", "text": "October 19 – American Revolution: Following the Siege of Yorktown, General Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, ending the armed struggle of the American Revolution.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1278586867#October–December", "title": "1781 in the United States", "revid": 1278586867, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1782, "year_label": "1782 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 1", "text": "January 1 – Threatened by three hostile forces, Vermont is advised by Gen. George Washington, a skilled surveyor, to limit jurisdiction to undisputed territory.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349954966#Events", "title": "1782 in Canada", "revid": 1349954966, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1782, "year_label": "1782 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 7", "text": "August 7 – George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit (or the Order of the Purple Heart) to honor soldiers' merit in battle (reinstated later by Franklin D. 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George Washington presides over the Convention.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370561702#April–June", "title": "1787", "revid": 1370561702, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1787, "year_label": "1787 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 25", "text": "May 25 – In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates begin to convene a Constitutional Convention intended to amend the Articles of Confederation. However, a new Constitution for the United States is eventually produced. 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