Duquesne

[ doo-keyn, dyoo-; for 1 also French dy-ken ]

/ duˈkeɪn, dyu-; for 1 also French düˈkɛn /

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A·bra·ham

[a-bra-am], /a braˈam/, 1610–88, French naval commander.

a city in SW Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela River.

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Admiral Duquesne, then aged eighty, was strongly urged by the king to change his religion.
Continental Monthly, Vol. I. February, 1862, No. II.|Various
No one believed that Fort Duquesne, far away in the forests beyond the mountains, could hold out against this formidable array.
Historic Highways of America (Vol. 5)|Archer Butler Hulbert
The most westerly fort in Virginia was fifty miles further west than Fort Duquesne.
Historic Highways of America (Vol. 5)|Archer Butler Hulbert
For before Fort Duquesne was reached it was decided not to attempt to continue the campaign further.
Historic Highways of America (Vol. 5)|Archer Butler Hulbert

The remainder at Fort Duquesne were glad now to hurry away into their winter quarters in their distant homelands.
Historic Highways of America (Vol. 5)|Archer Butler Hulbert