State Library of Pennsylvania - Fort Necessity

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A selection of documents on the battles of Fort Necessity and Braddock's Campaign, along with background on French and English relations as well as their interactions with the Native American tribes of the northeastern colonies in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Originally digitized to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Necessity.

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Washington, George, 1732-1799, Fort Necessity, Battle of, Pa., 1754, Newspapers -- German language, Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia County -- Philadelphia, Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia County -- Germantown, Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Germantown.
A German language newspaper published in Germantown, Pa., now a suburb of Philadelphia. This issue includes coverage of the battle at Fort Necessity, near modern day Pittsburgh, Pa.