The English create a four-part plan to prevent New France from expanding. First,
capture Forts Duquesne, Niagara, and Beauséjour (Acadia). Second, begin construction of Forts Edward and William Henry. But,
English general Edward Braddock leads his troops into ambush and defeat by the French and
their Indian allies. Then, William Johnson's colonial troops capture French commander
Dieskau and prevent French expansion in the Champlain Valley.
On June 27, 1755, the British built and launched their first navel vessel on Lake
Ontario, a move suggested by Benjamin Franklin.
