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George Washington was sent by the governor of Virginia...
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George Washington was sent by the governor of Virginia to inform the French they must leave the Allegheny Valley territory, where Pittsburgh is located today. A few miles south of the forks of the three rivers, Washington came upon the French commander Jumonville. Jumonville was camped in the ravine, in what has now come to be called Jumonville Glen. Washington placed his men on the vertical cliffs above the ravine. At dawn, as the French awoke, Washington, without orders from the governor of Virginia, fired upon the French.