Battle of Jumonville Glen

Battle of Jumonville Glen
Part of the French and Indian War
Washington's map of the Ohio River and surrounding region containing notes on French intentions, 1753 or 1754.
Date May 28, 1754 Location Near present-day Uniontown, Pennsylvania 39°52′46.4442″N 79°38′44.1234″W / 39.879567833°N 79.645589833°W / 39.879567833; -79.645589833Coordinates: 39°52′46.4442″N 79°38′44.1234″W / 39.879567833°N 79.645589833°W / 39.879567833; -79.645589833 Result British Colonial victory, French and Indian War begins
Belligerents
Great Britain Colony of Virginia Mingo (Ohio Iroquois)	Colony of Canada
Commanders and leaders
George Washington Tanacharison	Joseph Coulen de Villiers †
Strength
40 colonial militia 12 Mingo warriors	35 soldiers
Casualties and losses
1 killed 2–3 wounded	reports vary; most were captured or killed

Great Britain
Colony of Virginia

The Battle of Jumonville Glen, also known as the Jumonville affair, was the opening battle of the French and Indian War fought on May 28, 1754 near what is present-day Hopwood and Uniontown in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. A company of colonial militia from Virginia under the command of Lieutenant Colonel George Washington, and a small number of Mingo warriors led by Tanacharison (also known as "Half King"), ambushed a force of 35 Canadiens under the command of Joseph Coulon de Villiers de Jumonville.

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