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King George III followed not his father, but this other relative to the British throne.
Who was his grandfather?
This was the site of a 1754 battle that sparked the Seven Years War.
What is Jumonville Glen?
This bad omen is often a predictor of unpleasantries yet to come.
The murder of this officer led directly to the French and Indian War.
Who was Ensign Jumonville?
This was the objective of General Braddock when his troops were ambushed at the Monongahela.
What is Fort Duquesne?
Latin, among others.
What is "et al."?
He was serving in southern France when he got the call to rescue the colonies.
Who was Major General Edward Braddock?
The French Fort Duquesne was situated at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, better known by this "utensil" nickname.
What are the Forks of the Ohio?
Top of the mountain, so to speak.
What is paramount?
Washington dined at Fort LeBeouf while on this type of "negotiation" mission.
What is diplomatic?
What is ensign?
This was the name of the organization Washington commanded in the spring and summer of 1754, all 159 of them.
What is the Virginia Regiment?
Who was Tanacharison?
General Braddock met his "Water"-loo along the banks of this north-flowing river.
What is the Monongahela?
Poorly constructed. See also Fort Necessity.
This Frenchman explored the Ohio and Mississippi valley before his death in 1687.
Who was La Salle?
Indian allies of the French ambushing Braddock's forces did this to themselves among the rocks and trees overlooking the roadbed, rendering themselves harder to find.
What is secreted?
What are pelts?
He declared the lands of the Ohio off limits to White settlement in 1763.
Who was King George III?
What is July?
All together, especially mes amies!
What is en masse?
The French commander at Fort Duquesne attacked the oncoming British in advance, or in this manner intended to prevent a less favorable outcome.
What is preemptively?
Washington and Saint Pierre engaged in this casual type of conversation, as the former attempted to avoid conflict.
What is parlay?
One forced to vacate an area without possibility of return can be said to have been this.
What is exiled?
These troops were stationed at frontier forts to provide law enforcement to the hinterlands.
What are garrisons?
What is backwater(s)?
A little taste of conflict.
What is cover?
Washington was a young, inexperienced commander in the early days of the war, prone to this type of unwise decision making.
What is impetuous?
If you can't beat them, join them. You can't avoid it.
What is inevitable?