Battle of Fort Duquesne (1758)

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battle military engagement

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Fort Duquesne	2
Battle of Fort Duquesne (1758) canonical	1
defense of Fort Duquesne	1

Statements (44)

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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	British American colonial troops ⓘ British forces NERFINISHED ⓘ French forces ⓘ Native American allies of France ⓘ
campaign	Forbes Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	François-Marie Le Marchand de Lignery NERFINISHED ⓘ George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ John Forbes NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictScope	North American colonial frontier ⓘ
conflictType	British offensive ⓘ
countryInvolved	Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	1758-11-24 ⓘ
endDate	1758-11-25 ⓘ
followedBy	British occupation of the forks of the Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Duquesne NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
militaryTactic	overland advance via Forbes Road ⓘ
notableParticipant	George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Highland regiments of the British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
outcome	French abandonment of Fort Duquesne ⓘ destruction of Fort Duquesne by the French ⓘ
partOf	French and Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Fort Duquesne (1755) NERFINISHED ⓘ Braddock Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedPlace	Allegheny River NERFINISHED ⓘ Monongahela River NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio Country NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French and Indian War (as part of British America) → significantEvent → Battle of Fort Duquesne (1758) ⓘ

subject surface form: French and Indian War

Pennsylvania frontier → event → Battle of Fort Duquesne (1758) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Fort Duquesne

James Grant → battle → Battle of Fort Duquesne (1758) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Fort Duquesne

Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu → participatedIn → Battle of Fort Duquesne (1758) ⓘ

this entity surface form: defense of Fort Duquesne