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French and Indian War: British forces capture Fort Duquesne from French control. Later, Fort Pitt will be built nearby and grow into modern Pittsburgh.
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French and Indian War
North American theater of the Seven Years' War
The French and Indian War, 1754 to 1763, was a conflict in North America between Great Britain and France, along with their respective Native American allies. Historians generally consider it part of the global conflict 1756 to 1763 Seven Years' War, although in the United…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Fort Duquesne
Colonial fort at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers
Fort Duquesne was a fort established by the French in 1754, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. It was later taken over by the British, and later the Americans, and developed as Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Fort Duquesne was destroyed by…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Fort Pitt (Pennsylvania)
Historic British fort in present-day Pittsburgh, PA, USA during the Seven Years' War
Fort Pitt was a fort built by British forces between 1759 and 1761 during the French and Indian War at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, where the Ohio River is formed in western Pennsylvania. It was near the site of Fort Duquesne, a French colonial fort…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pittsburgh
Second-most populous city in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Pittsburgh is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The city is located in southwestern Pennsylvania at the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River, which combine to form the Ohio River. It is the second-most populous city…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)