Battle of the Great Meadows

E844490

battle engagement of the French and Indian War

The Battle of the Great Meadows was a 1754 early engagement of the French and Indian War in which a young George Washington led British colonial forces in a failed defense against the French at Fort Necessity in present-day Pennsylvania.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of the Great Meadows canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the French and Indian War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Fort Necessity NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Fort Necessity National Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	British colonial forces ⓘ French Canadian militia ⓘ French regular troops ⓘ Native American allies of France ⓘ Virginia provincial troops NERFINISHED ⓘ
campaign	Ohio Country campaign of 1754 NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualties	higher British colonial casualties than French casualties ⓘ
combatantSide	British colonial side led by George Washington ⓘ French and Native American side led by Louis Coulon de Villiers ⓘ
commander	George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ James Mackay NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Coulon de Villiers NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	colonial frontier battle ⓘ
countryInvolved	France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	July 3, 1754 ⓘ
fortBuiltBy	George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFortification	Fort Necessity NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEra	18th century ⓘ Colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvesPerson	George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ James Mackay NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Coulon de Villiers NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	British America NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Necessity NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Meadows NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Fayette County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
outcome	surrender of Fort Necessity by George Washington ⓘ
partOf	French and Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy	Jumonville Glen skirmish NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedPlace	Jumonville Glen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	British colonial defeat ⓘ French victory ⓘ
significance	early engagement of the French and Indian War ⓘ first major military engagement of George Washington's career ⓘ helped ignite the wider Seven Years' War ⓘ
terrain	meadow and woodland ⓘ
theater	Ohio Country NERFINISHED ⓘ
treatyOrDocument	articles of capitulation signed by George Washington ⓘ
year	1754 ⓘ

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Fort Necessity → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Great Meadows ⓘ