Battle of Fort Duquesne (1758)

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The Battle of Fort Duquesne (1758) was a key British offensive during the French and Indian War that led to the French abandonment of their strategic stronghold at the forks of the Ohio River, paving the way for the founding of Pittsburgh.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aftermath British control of the Ohio Valley ⓘ
weakening of French influence in western Pennsylvania ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Forbes Expedition against Fort Duquesne ⓘ
linked to: Braddock Expedition
belligerent British American colonial troops ⓘ
British forces ⓘ
French forces ⓘ
Native American allies of France ⓘ
campaign Forbes Expedition ⓘ
commander François-Marie Le Marchand de Lignery ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ
John Forbes ⓘ
conflictScope North American colonial frontier ⓘ
conflictType British offensive ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
date 1758-11-24 ⓘ
endDate 1758-11-25 ⓘ
followedBy British occupation of the forks of the Ohio ⓘ
construction of Fort Pitt ⓘ
historicalSignificance paved the way for the founding of Pittsburgh ⓘ
legacy foundation event in the history of Pittsburgh ⓘ
key turning point in British conquest of New France ⓘ
location Forks of the Ohio River ⓘ
Fort Duquesne ⓘ
present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
militaryTactic overland advance via Forbes Road ⓘ
notableParticipant George Washington ⓘ
Highland regiments of the British Army ⓘ
linked to: Scottish regiments
outcome French abandonment of Fort Duquesne ⓘ
destruction of Fort Duquesne by the French ⓘ
partOf French and Indian War ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Fort Duquesne (1755) ⓘ
Braddock Expedition ⓘ
relatedPlace Allegheny River ⓘ
Monongahela River ⓘ
Ohio Country ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
startDate 1758-11-24 ⓘ
strategicObjective expulsion of the French from the Ohio Country ⓘ
seizure of the forks of the Ohio River ⓘ
theater North American theater of the Seven Years' War ⓘ

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French and Indian War → significantEvent → Battle of Fort Duquesne (1758) ⓘ
Pennsylvania frontier → event → Battle of Fort Duquesne ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Duquesne (1758)
James Grant → battle → Battle of Fort Duquesne ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Duquesne (1758)
Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu → participatedIn → defense of Fort Duquesne ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Duquesne (1758)
Forbes Expedition → engagement → Battle of Fort Duquesne (1758 skirmishes) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Duquesne (1758)