Her father, Lawrence, had served the Crown by privateering during the French and Indian War and made a fortune.

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Commissioned a lieutenant colonel in 1754, he fought the first skirmishes of what grew into the French and Indian War.

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In 1755, British General Edward Braddock was mortally wounded as his troops suffered a massive defeat during the French and Indian War.

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He had been in combat in the French and Indian War, which was fought between England and France from 1754 to 1763 in North America.

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George Washington was preserved by a miracle during the French-Indian war.

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