On this date in 1754- The Battle o of the Jumonville Glen. A Virginia militia under Lietenant Colonel George Washington defeats a French reconnaissance party in southwestern Pennsylvania, killing 10 French soldiers and losing only one soldier of its own. The skirmish was the opening round of the French and Indian War. What really happened here- who started the battle-will never be known. After the… short battle the Indian Chief Half-King- buried his hatchet into the head of the French leader Jumonville and washed his hands in Jumonville’s brains as a horrified Washington[ age 22 at the time} stood nearby. A great Washington quote [this was the first military action GW had seen} Washington wrote a letter to his brother after the battle, in which he said “I can with truth assure you, I heard bullets whistle and believe me, there was something charming in the sound.” This would be the first event that made George Washington well known. I love reading about-teaching the French and Indian War.