On July 3, 1754 Fort Necessity was surrendered in one of the first battles in this 9-year war
.... By June 9, the rest of the Virginia 
Regiment arrived at Great Meadows,... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Fort Necessity in the French and Indian War - Military History [PAR] The Battle of Fort Necessity was fought July 3, 1754 at the start of the French and 
... French and Indian War: Fort Necessity and the Battle of Great Meadows ... On 
June 9, additional troops from Washington's Virginia regiment arrived ...