You may think you know some of the history of the French and Indian War and even of Fort Ligonier, but it's what's been found just 2 miles away from the fort that is shedding new light on the global ...
LIGONIER, PENNSYLVANIA—On November 12, 1758, George Washington, then a colonel in the British army, faced imminent peril. Years later, he wrote that his life was in as “much jeopardy as it ever had ...
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A Skirmish Early in George Washington’s Military Career Helped Define Him. It Could Have Killed Him
New evidence helps resolve enduring mysteries about a 1758 incident that nearly cost the future president his life—and shaped ...
As a young officer in the French and Indian War, Washington was involved in a devastating friendly fire incident. Military veterans are helping archaeologists excavate the location. By Jennifer ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Matt Gault, director of education at Fort Ligonier, recounted the events leading up to the “Friendly Fire” incident near Fort Ligonier in Ligonier, ...
The American Revolution was a defining moment in the history of Pennsylvania. Neighbor turned against neighbor amidst a desperate civil war in colonial America. Indigenous societies were uprooted from ...
Prologue: It is December in 1682 -- They went by water -- Fleur-de-lis on the St. Lawrence -- First clashes -- Frontiers red with blood -- Indians, rum, and beaver -- The land of Evnageline --They ...
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