Colonial America at War

The 1750s

62 documented colonial engagements fought during the 1750s, across 8 of today's states and 1 conflict.

Benjamin West, The Death of General Wolfe (1770). Public domain.
62
Engagements
1750 to 1759
Years
8
States

Where these engagements were fought

All 62 are placed on the map. Select a marker to see the engagement.

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Red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary; navy markers are point-located engagements. Select a marker to open its page.

Notable engagements

EngagementStateYearOutcomeForces or losses
Battle of Jumonville GlenPA1754British victoryFrench ~10 killed, most captured
Battle of the MonongahelaPA1755French-Indian victoryFrench 39 killed; British 457 killed
Battle of Fort OswegoNY1756French victoryBritish 80-150 killed, 1,700 captured
Battle of the TroughWV1756Shawnee-Lenape victoryVirginia 7 dead
Kittanning ExpeditionPA1756Pennsylvanian victoryPennsylvania 17 killed; Lenape 9 killed
Battle of Great CacaponWV1756Shawnee-Lenape victoryVirginia 18+ killed
Battle of Sideling HillPA1756Lenape victoryPennsylvania 20 killed
Siege of Fort William HenryNY1757French-Indian victoryBritish 130-185 killed, 2,308 captured
Attack on German Flatts (1757)NY1757Franco-Indian victory40-50 killed, 150 captured
Vaudreuil's raidNY1757British victoryFrance: Unknown; Great Britain: Unknown (destruction of…
Battle on Snowshoes (1757)NY1757InconclusiveBritish 14 killed
Battle of Sabbath Day PointNY1757French-Indian victoryBritish 160 killed, 90 captured

Plus 50 further documented engagements in the the 1750s record.

Every engagement with a page

All 28 engagements in this record that have their own detailed page, in date order.

Raid on Pickawillany (1752)Battle of Jumonville Glen (1754)Battle of the Monongahela (1755)Draper's Meadow massacre (1755)Gnadenhütten massacre (Pennsylvania) (1755)Great Cove massacre (1755)Northampton massacre (1755)Penn's Creek massacre (1755)Battle of Fort Oswego (1756)Battle of Great Cacapon (1756)Battle of Sideling Hill (1756)Battle of the Trough (1756)Kittanning Expedition (1756)Means massacre (1756)Attack on German Flatts (1757) (1757)Battle of Sabbath Day Point (1757)Battle on Snowshoes (1757) (1757)Bloody Springs massacre (1757)Hochstetler massacre (1757)Siege of Fort William Henry (1757)Vaudreuil's raid (1757)Battle of Carillon (1758)Battle of Fort Duquesne (1758)Battle of Fort Ligonier (1758)Battle on Snowshoes (1758)Battle of Fort Niagara (1759)Battle of La Belle-Famille (1759)Battle of Ticonderoga (1759) (1759)

By conflict

French and Indian War
The North American theater of the Seven Years' War, 1754-1763, from Jumonville Glen and Fort Necessity to the fall of Quebec.
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Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: Wikipedia (text rewritten and cited as a reference, CC BY-SA 4.0); Sylvester, Indian Wars of New England (1910) (public domain).