A Charming Field for an Encounter

This is the story of Fort Necessity, of the remarkable men who met and fought at a remote frontier stockade in the year 1754, of the historic events that took place there, of the developments that led up to those events, of the great American leader who there was trained and tested. The 2 engagements fought at and near Fort Necessity were the opening shots of the bloodiest conflict of the 18th century. In North America it was called the French and Indian War and it changed the history of the continent. Elsewhere it was know as the Seven Years' War and it changed the history of much of the rest of the world.