Duquesne
A·bra·ham [a-bra-am], /a braˈam/, 1610–88, French naval commander.
a city in SW Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela River.
Fort. Fort Duquesne.
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Admiral Duquesne, then aged eighty, was strongly urged by the king to change his religion.
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 HulbertThe most westerly fort in Virginia was fifty miles further west than Fort Duquesne.
Historic Highways of America (Vol. 5) | Archer Butler HulbertFor before Fort Duquesne was reached it was decided not to attempt to continue the campaign further.
Historic Highways of America (Vol. 5) | Archer Butler HulbertThe 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
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