Battle of Jumonville Glen

The Battle of Jumonville Glen, also known as the Jumonville affair, was the opening battle of the French and Indian War, fought on May 28, 1754, near present-day Hopwood and Uniontown in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. A company of provincial troops from Virginia under the command of Lieutenant Colonel George Washington, and a small number of Mingo warriors led by the chieftain Tanacharison, ambushed a force of 35 French Canadians under the command of Joseph Coulon de Jumonville.

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1754 Battle of Fort Necessity

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1755 Braddock Expedition

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Death of jumonville

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La mort de Jumonville en 1754 dans l'Ohio

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1754	Battle of Jumonville Glen	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1754	Battle of Fort Necessity	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1755	Braddock Expedition	battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Necessity	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Death of jumonville		Commons
commons	image		Illustratedlifeo00hea 0055		Commons
commons	image		La mort de Jumonville en 1754 dans l'Ohio		Commons
commons	image		JumonvilleGlenPanorama 5 2 2007		Commons
commons	image		Jumonville		Commons