Keywords French and Indian War, Seven Years War, North America, British Army, French Army, George Washington, William Pitt, James Wolfe, Native American alliances, historical speculation ...

The site of the first skirmish of the seven-year-long French and Indian War has been verified after a four-week archaeological dig that involved multiple organizations found artifacts, including ...

Map of the British dominions in North America according to the Treaty of Paris in 1763 at the conclusion of the Seven Years War, 1772. Map by geographer Peter Bell. / Getty Images ...