French and Indian War
The French and Indian War brought conflict to the Virginia frontier. The militia was more formally organized, and Lewis became a captain in CGeorge Washington's regiment. He was at Fort Necessity when Washington was forced to surrender to the French in 1754.
Washington's proposal for a series of frontier fortifications was approved, and Lewis was promoted to major to oversee the region along the Greenbrier River. On February 18, 1756, the Big Sandy expedition, commanded Lewis left Fort Frederick with a mixed force of militiamen Cherokees to raid the Shawnee towns along the Big Sandy and Ohio rivers in retaliation for Shawnee attacks. He was engaged in several expeditions against both Indian settlements and French outposts. As part of the Forbes Expedition, he joined in Major James Grant's attack on Fort Duquesne, and was captured in September 1758. Lewis was taken to Quebec and held as a prisoner until his release in late in 1759.
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