• Fort Duquesne (/djuːˈkeɪn/ dew-KAYN, French: [dykɛːn]; originally called Fort Du Quesne) was a fort established by the French in 1754...
  • With the hope of, again, trying to halt French expansion, the British led a series of expeditions to Fort Duquesne between 1755 and 1758, starting with a...
  • As Braddock and the first of his troops approached Fort Duquesne, the French and allied Indians attacked.
  • Fort Duquesne was a fortified military location in the American frontier, at the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, in Pennsylvania.
  • The construction of Fort Duquesne was part of a larger French effort to establish a line of forts throughout the Ohio River Valley.
  • The French enlarged and completed the fort, which they called Fort Duquesne, in compliment to the governor of Canada.
  • Detailed explanation-2: -Constructed by the French in 1754 at the heart of the Ohio River Valley, Fort Duquesne was an important landmark during the Seven...
  • By the fall of 1758, Washington's forces had established a foothold within striking distance of Fort Duquesne, and the stage was set for a climactic confrontation.
  • …back to French headquarters at Fort Duquesne and reported on the massacre. Knowing a counterattack by the French was now only a matter of time, Washington...
  • In July the Brigadier marched from Philadelphia; and, after surmounting many difficulties, in the month of September reached Raystown, ninety miles from DuQuesne.