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.