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Washington's military experiences throughout the Ohio country during the French and Indian War prepared him to effectively manage logistical problems, strategic planning, troop morale and discipline, and ineffectual decisionmaking by elected officials during the [[American Revolution]].  

Washington's military experiences throughout the Ohio country during the French and Indian War prepared him to effectively manage logistical problems, strategic planning, troop morale and discipline, and ineffectual decisionmaking by elected officials during the [[American Revolution]].  

Braddock defeat showed the great disadvantage professional British soldiers had in fighting Indian warriors in the woods. The British adjusted to American conditions by recruiting Indian allies and American backwoodsmen to serve as rangers, and attempting to train British soldiers in American fighting conditions. The number of American rangers steadily expanded during the French and Indian War. Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Gage's 80th Regiment of Light Armed Foot in 1758 began a trend in establishing units better suited for American conditions. In 1759, light companies were formed in all the regular battalions in North America. By the war's end British troops in America had become efficient in irregular warfare and stood apart from other British units.<ref>Steve Brunwell,  "'A Service Truly Critical': The British Army and Warfare with the North American Indians, 1755-1764." ''War in History'' 1998 5(2): 146-175. 0968-3445 </ref>  

Braddock defeat showed the great disadvantage professional British soldiers had in fighting Indian warriors in the woods. The British adjusted to American conditions by recruiting Indian allies and American backwoodsmen to serve as rangers, and attempting to train British soldiers in American fighting conditions. The number of American rangers steadily expanded during the French and Indian War. Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Gage's 80th Regiment of Light Armed Foot in 1758 began a trend in establishing units better suited for American conditions. In 1759, light companies were formed in all the regular battalions in North America. By the war's end British troops in America had become efficient in irregular warfare and stood apart from other British units.<ref>Steve Brunwell,  "'A Service Truly Critical': The British Army and Warfare with the North American Indians, 1755-1764." ''War in History'' 1998 5(2): 146-175. 0968-3445 </ref>  

The war also increased a sense of American unity. It brought men from different colonies together for the first time.  British officers trained American ones (most notably [[George Washington]]). Legislatures and officials of the American colonies had to cooperate intensively, for the first time, in pursuit of the continent-wide military effort.

The war also increased a sense of American unity. It brought men from different colonies together for the first time.  British officers trained American ones (most notably [[George Washington]]). Legislatures and officials of the American colonies had to cooperate intensively, for the first time, in pursuit of the continent-wide military effort.

The British and colonists triumphed jointly over a common foe.  The colonists' loyalty to the mother country was stronger than ever before.  However, a disunity was beginning to form. British Prime Minister Pitt waged the war in the colonies with the use of troops from the colonies and tax funds from Britain itself.  This was a successful wartime strategy, but after the war was over, each side believed that it had borne a greater burden than the other.  The British complained that the colonists paid little to the royal coffers.  The colonists replied that their sons had fought and died in a war that served European interests more than their own.  The British answered that the colonists' poor discipline made them inferior soldiers anyway.  This dispute was a link in the chain of events that soon brought about the [[American Revolution]].

The British and colonists triumphed jointly over a common foe.  The colonists' loyalty to the mother country was stronger than ever before.  However, a disunity was beginning to form. British Prime Minister Pitt waged the war in the colonies with the use of troops from the colonies and tax funds from Britain itself.  This was a successful wartime strategy, but after the war was over, each side believed that it had borne a greater burden than the other.  The British complained that the colonists paid little to the royal coffers.  The colonists replied that their sons had fought and died in a war that served European interests more than their own.  The British answered that the colonists' poor discipline made them inferior soldiers anyway.  This dispute was a link in the chain of events that soon brought about the [[American Revolution]].

===Memory===

===Memory===

* Anderson, Fred. ''Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766'' (2000), 887pp; the standard scholarly study [http://www.amazon.com/Crucible-War-British-America-1754-1766/dp/0375706364/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237018499&sr=8-16 excerpt and text search]

* Anderson, Fred. ''Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766'' (2000), 887pp; the standard scholarly study [http://www.amazon.com/Crucible-War-British-America-1754-1766/dp/0375706364/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237018499&sr=8-16 excerpt and text search]

** Anderson, Fred. ''The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War'' (2006), abridged edition [http://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-America-History/dp/0143038044/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237018499&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search], a good starting point

** Anderson, Fred. ''The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War'' (2006), abridged edition [http://www.amazon.com/War-That-Made-America-History/dp/0143038044/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237018499&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search], a good starting point

* Brecher, Frank W. ''Losing a Continent: France's North American Policy, 1753-1763'' (1998)

* Brecher, Frank W. ''Losing a Continent: France's North American Policy, 1753-1763'' (1998) [http://www.questia.com/read/15154950?title=Losing%20a%20Continent%3a%20France's%20North%20American%20Policy%2c%201753-1763 online edition]

* Brumwell, Stephen. ''Redcoats: The British Soldier and War in the Americas, 1755-1763.'' (2002). 349 pp.

* Brumwell, Stephen. ''Redcoats: The British Soldier and War in the Americas, 1755-1763.'' (2002). 349 pp.

* Leckie, Robert. ''"A Few Acres of Snow": The Saga of the French and Indian Wars.'' (1999). 388 pp. popular history

* Leckie, Robert. ''"A Few Acres of Snow": The Saga of the French and Indian Wars.'' (1999). 388 pp. popular history

* Nester, William R. ''The Great Frontier War: Britain, France and the Imperial Struggle for North America, 1607-1755'' (2000) also published as ''The First Global War: Britain, France, and the Fate of North America, 1756-1775.'' 320 pp.

* Nester, William R. ''The First Global War: Britain, France, and the Fate of North America, 1756-1775.'' (2000) 320 pp. [http://www.questia.com/library/book/the-first-global-war-britain-france-and-the-fate-of-north-america-1756-1775-by-william-r-nester.jsp online edition]

* Titus, James. ''The Old Dominion at War: Society, Politics, and Warfare in Late Colonial Virginia.'' (1991). 213 pp.

* Titus, James. ''The Old Dominion at War: Society, Politics, and Warfare in Late Colonial Virginia.'' (1991). 213 pp.