Accompanied by Christopher Gist , Washington arrived at the Forks of the Ohio on November 25 , 1753 .
Alarmed at these French incursions in the Ohio Valley , Governor Dinwiddie of Virginia sent Major George Washington to warn the French to withdraw .
Accompanied by Christopher Gist , Major arrived at the Ohio Valley       on November 25 , 1753 .
Alarmed at these French incursions in the Ohio Valley , Governor Dinwiddie of Virginia sent Major George Washington to warn the French to withdraw .