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Forbes, John
Entity Type:
Individual
Identifier:
ENT.000003487
Date Range:
9/5/1707 - 3/11/1759
Biography:
John Forbes
(5 September 1707 – 11 March 1759) was a British general in the
French and Indian War
. He is best known for leading the
Forbes Expedition
that captured the
French
outpost at
Fort Duquesne
and for naming the city of
Pittsburgh
,
Pennsylvania
after British Secretary of State
William Pitt the Elder
.
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