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The French and Indian Wars
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The French and Indian War—part
of the larger 7-Year War between
England and France—was the war
in which France lost virtually
all its possessions in North
America.
Fought on American and Canadian
soil from 1755 through 1763, the
war pitted British American
soldiers (including a young
George Washington) against the
French and their Algonquin and
Huron allies. Iroquois fought
alongside the British.
Despite early losses at Fort
William Henry and Fort Duquesne,
The British quickly gained the
upper hand with decisive
victories at Fort Niagara and
The Plains of Abraham. The
French lost all of Canada and
ceased being a meaningful
colonial power in North America.
Many of King George’s victorious
soldiers would meet a generation
later—on opposite sides--during
the American revolution.
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