Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos

Battle of the Monongahela: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Date July 9, 1755
Location Pennsylvania • Pittsburgh • United States
Participants Northeast Indian • France • United Kingdom
Context French and Indian War

Timeline

George Washington as a colonel in the Virginia colonial militia
Battle of Jumonville Glen
May 28, 1754
French and Indian War
Battle of Fort Necessity
July 3, 1754
default image
Battle of the Monongahela
July 9, 1755
The Execution of Admiral Byng
Battle of Minorca
May 20, 1756
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
Battle of Carillon
July 8, 1758
Battle of Quebec
Battle of Quebec
September 13, 1759
default image
Treaty of Paris
February 10, 1763

Key People

Edward Braddock
Edward Braddock
British commander
default image
Christopher Gist
American colonial explorer

Related Quizzes

D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.
A History of War
Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)
World Wars
Civil War era cannon overlooks Kennesaw Mountain National Battle. (military, artillery, American history)
Pick Your Battles Quiz