<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War" id="mwsA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="French and Indian War">French and Indian War</a>: In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_New_York" id="mwsQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Western New York">Western New York</a>, British forces capture <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Niagara" id="mwsg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Fort Niagara">Fort Niagara</a> from the French, who subsequently abandon <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Rouillé" id="mwsw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Fort Rouillé">Fort Rouillé</a>.