Jumonville Glen Incident

On May 28, 1754, Lieutenant Colonel George Washington and Mingo chief Tanacharison led an attack on a French-Canadian detachment at Jumonville Glen. This ambush, which resulted in the death of French commander Joseph Coulon de Villiers de Jumonville, is widely recognized as the opening engagement of the French and Indian War (1754-1763). The conflict eventually expanded into the global Seven Years' War, ending with the 1763 Treaty of Paris.