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  • Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, U.S. (then Colony of Virginia)
    Feb, 1754
    George Washington

    A Lieutenant Colonel

    Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, U.S. (then Colony of Virginia)
    Feb, 1754

    In February 1754, Dinwiddie promoted Washington to lieutenant colonel and second-in-command of the 300-strong Virginia Regiment, with orders to confront French forces at the Forks of the Ohio.




  • St-Pierre-de-Ré
    Tuesday Feb 19, 1754

    Nicolas Baudin Birth

    St-Pierre-de-Ré
    Tuesday Feb 19, 1754

    Nicolas Baudin, a French explorer, was born in St-Pierre-de-Ré, France.




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