Colonial America at War

The 1760s

16 documented colonial engagements fought during the 1760s, across 8 of today's states and 2 conflicts.

Benjamin West, The Death of General Wolfe (1770). Public domain.
16
Engagements
1760 to 1764
Years
8
States

Where these engagements were fought

All 16 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 EchoeeNC1760Cherokee victoryBritish 96; Cherokee 40 killed
Siege of Fort LoudounTN1760Cherokee victoryCherokee: Unknown; 22 killed; 120 captured
Battle of the Thousand IslandsNY1760British-Haudenosaunee victoryFrench 300
Battle of Devil's HoleNY1763Seneca victoryBritish ~102 killed
Battle of Bushy RunPA1763British victoryBritish ~50
Siege of Fort PittPA1763British victory
Siege of Fort DetroitMI1763British victory
Capture of Fort Presque IslePA1763garrison captured, many killed
Battle of Bloody RunMI1763British ~60
Enoch Brown school massacrePA176411 killed
Capture of Fort SanduskyOH176315 soldiers killed
Capture of Fort St. JosephMI1763most of 15-man garrison killed

Plus 4 further documented engagements in the the 1760s record.

By conflict

Pontiac's War
The 1763-1766 Native uprising across the Great Lakes and Ohio Country: the fort captures, Bushy Run, and the siege of Detroit.
13 ENGAGEMENTS β†’
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.
3 ENGAGEMENTS β†’

Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: Wikipedia (text rewritten and cited as a reference, CC BY-SA 4.0).