What famous future american was defeated by the french in 1754

George Washington

Explanation:

During the French and Indian War from 1754 to 1763, George Washington was defeated by the outnumbered French troops in Great Meadows in 1754. George Washington served under the British army in Virginia Regiment as a lieutenant colonel. The Battle of Great Meadows is considered to be the only time for Washington surrendered to an opponent in battle.  

union blockade

explanation:

the union blockade in the american civil war was a naval strategy by the united states to prevent the confederacy from trading.

the blockade was proclaimed by president abraham lincoln in april 1861, and required the monitoring of 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of atlantic and gulf coastline, including 12 major ports, notably new orleans and mobile. those blockade runners fast enough to evade the union navy could only carry a small fraction of the supplies needed. they were operated largely by british citizens, making use of neutral ports such as havana, nassau and bermuda. the union commissioned around 500 ships, which destroyed or captured about 1,500 blockade runners over the course of the war.