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| 1754 |
| | | The British colonies negotiate with the Iroquois at the Albany Congress, in the face of the French threat in the Ohio valley | |
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| 1755 |
| | | A British force under Edward Braddock lands in America to provide support against the French in the Ohio valley | |
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| 1755 |
| | | The army led by Edward Braddock and George Washington is ambushed at Fort Duquesne and Braddock is killed | |
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| 1756 |
| | | The French in America, under the marquis of Montcalm, begin two highly successful years of campaigning against the British | |
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| 1756 |
| | | In what becomes known as the Diplomatic Revolution, two of Europe's long-standing rivals - France and Austria - sign a treaty of alliance | |
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| 1759 |
| | | British general James Wolfe sails up the St Lawrence river with 15,000 men to besiege Quebec | |
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| 1759 |
| | | Wolfe defeats Montcalm and captures Quebec, but both commanders die in the engagement | |
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| 1763 |
| | | In the treaty of Paris France cedes to Britain all its territory north of the Great Lakes and east of the Mississippi river, except the district of New Orleans | |
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| 1763 |
| | | In the treaty of Paris, Spain cedes Florida to Britain, completing British possession of the entire east coast of north America | |
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| 1764 |
| | | A French expedition from St Malo, founding a colony on East Falkland, name the islands Les Îsles Malouines | |
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