1754: The Bloody History Of The French-Indian Wars | History Of Warfare | Timeline

The French and Indian War was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes

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[andreweden]

The only negative thing I can say is that the music is completely inappropriate. I have absolutely no problem with Beethoven or Dvorak, but why couldn't we hear something more contemporaneous with the French and Indian War like William Boyce, Glück, or C.P.E. Bach?! There's equally beautiful and amazing music from this period!

[kiasax]

My ancestors, fought in this war. We, Cherokee fought alongside our British allies, wearing their redcoats in battle.
Needless to say, our side won. I have no question that we Cherokee played a pivotal role in that victory. 😮

[JoeyArmstrong]

Wow. An actual documentary about the French and Indian War. Thanks for posting correctly.

[timosullivan-]

Nice Documentary, but the background music is occasionally over the top drowning out the narration. However still good stuff

[timothymooney]

Allegheny is pronounced al-i-gainee. Monongahela is pronounced mo-nonga-heela.

[joanhuffman]

2:10 I read that at the time of the French and Indian War, there were more people of French ancestry in the English colonies than in the French colonies. How did this happen? The Huguenots (French Protestants) had been repeatedly persecuted by the French government in order to force them to be Roman Catholic. Many Huguenots left France because of this. This is how the word "refugee" was introduced to European languages. They fled to the German states, the Netherlands, and England. Many reemmigrated to the English colonies. Paul Revere was the son of Huguenots, and his family name was originally Rivoire. One of George Washington's grandmothers was the daughter of Huguenots. Priscilla Mullins of Mayflower fame was the daughter of Huguenots, her family name was originally Molinaré. The first Chief Justice John Jay had Huguenot parents.

[shehansenanayaka]

The french and britsh fought over all continents. The biggest rivalry. Two of the most powerful armies. Brilliant documentary. Timeline always bring best documentaries. One of my alltime fav.

[deaddocreallydeaddoc]

The American Revolutionary War did not end in ejecting France from North America! France famously helped the Americans to win, particularly the final battle where they blockaded Charleston Harbor, preventing British General Cornwallis from fleeing Washington's troops. The French only gave up their holdings in 1803 when Napoleon sold Louisiana Territory to the U.S. in order to raise money for his European wars.

[flintandball]

Finally, one of the most fascinating wars of the last few hundred years yet so little attention is paid to it. Without it USA would never exist. What a time to have been alive.

[hissyhonker]

Modern US Rangers still use Roger's rules for movement to this day... I remember my uncle saying something one evening back in the early 90's and I said to him "that sounds like the Roger's rangers" he said he'd heard that name i just said before when he went through LRRP Recondo school in Nam.. he chuckled and said he thought he "roger" must have been one of the hardcases from back in the advisor days of Nam.. I've always loved and laughed at that story... God bless you uncle Gene, rest in peace

[mokiemori]

Enjoyable video. 9:00 "..the Mon-non-gala River" pronounced Mo-non-ga-hey-la. Or to locals, just "the Mon" 😊

[darrellmilne]

Music was too much on this one over powered narrative too bad as it was very interesting

[mikemalter]

The background music is way too loud and distracts from understanding the narration. I could not watch the video.

[Enfield-]

My uncle was Capt John "Jack" Ashby of the Virginia Militia. He took Washington's message to Governor Dinwiddie in Williamsburg about the defeat at Fort Duquesne. He took 3 days to travel by horseback from Winchester Va to Williamsburg Va. A distance of 181 miles by today's roads. Washington saw him in camp on the 3rd day and got mad because he thought he had not left yet. Ashby replied he had already been and handed Washington the Goveners reply. Over 360 miles in 3 days. My wife wondered how many horses he killed.

[TheWaveGoodbye-Music]

Needs to be more seven years war/french-indian war content, very overlooked period in history :(

[nickphillips]

@7:42, you state that "Washington... pathfinding his way up the Ohio River.." This is not true. Washington found his way into the area by traveling west from Virginia, meeting up with and then moving down along the Monongahela river. Also stated incorrectly is that Fort Duquesne was "above" what is now Pittsburgh. Ft. Duquesne was located at the confluence of the Three Rivers where the Monongahela meets the Allegheny to form the Ohio river and was the epicenter of modern day Pittsburgh. One would think that a "historical" documentary would want to be accurate by stating fact

[along]

This is very interesting but it would be nice if the commentator pronounced Allegheny and Monongahela correctly

[gregjones]

Quite the butchering of place names like Appalachia and Monongahela.

[Canadianvoice]

Imagine being 22 years old and deciding the fate of the new world order.

[khfanlife]

Schools don’t really talk about the other wars in our country, like the French and Indian war and the War of 1812. I think it’s a bit embarrassing that most of my education came from extracurricular books rather than the school textbooks.