Surrender Negotiations - Fort Necessity National Battlefield - Farmington, Pennsylvania
N 39° 48.882 W 079° 35.318
17S E 620800 N 4408144
This sign of history is located within the Main Unit of Fort Necessity National Battlefield near the reconstructed fort off of US Route 40 in Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Waymark Code: WMKTWX
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2014
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Soon after 8:00 p.m. on July 3, 1754, the British crossed this meadow to discuss the surrender terms being offered by the French under Captain Louis Coulon de Villiers. This timing was fortunate for the British as about half of their 400 soldiers were sick, wounded, or dead. Surrounded by some 700 French and Indians, they had little chance of escape. Over the next four hours, French an British officers negotiated the surrender details. At daybreak on July 4, the British marched from Fort Necessity between two facing ranks of French troops. The surrender terms allowed the British to carry out their arms, supplies and wounded, and “return to their own country.” Soon after it was vacated, the French burned Fort Necessity and left it in ruins.
Group that erected the marker: National Park Service - Fort Necessity National Battlefield
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
One Washington Parkway
US Route 40
Farmington , PA USA
15437
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