<P> The Battle of Fort Necessity ( also called the Battle of the Great Meadows ) took place on July 3 , 1754 , in what is now the mountaintop hamlet of Farmington in Fayette County , Pennsylvania . The engagement was one of the first battles of the French and Indian War and George Washington 's only military surrender . The battle , along with the May 28 Battle of Jumonville Glen , contributed to a series of military escalations that resulted in the global Seven Years ' War . </P>
<P> The Battle of Fort Necessity ( also called the Battle of the Great Meadows ) took place on July 3 , 1754 , in what is now the mountaintop hamlet of Farmington in Fayette County , Pennsylvania . The engagement was one of the first battles of the French and Indian War and George Washington 's only military surrender . The battle , along with the May 28 Battle of Jumonville Glen , contributed to a series of military escalations that resulted in the global Seven Years ' War . </P>
where did the battle of fort necessity happen
where did the battle of fort necessity happen
mountaintop hamlet of Farmington in Fayette County , Pennsylvania
mountaintop hamlet of Farmington in Fayette County , Pennsylvania