Fort Duquesne

American  

noun

1. a French fort that stood on the site of Pittsburgh, Pa.: captured in 1758 by the British in the French and Indian War.

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Fort Duquesne

Washington must have enjoyed the bullets’ song somewhat less a year later when he joined Gen. Edward Braddock’s expedition to take Fort Duquesne, also in the Ohio Country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Detectives concede Dakota as easily could have gotten in a car on Fort Duquesne Boulevard as he could have fallen into the 41-degree river.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2017

Washington, D.C., and Pittsburgh are hardly rivals, although they were birthed, so to speak, by two generals — George Washington and Scotsman John Forbes, who defeated the French at Fort Duquesne, respectively.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 8, 2016

Come for the history but stay for the enormous fountain and pleasant waterfront at this downtown park, located at the former site of France’s Fort Duquesne.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2016

From Wills Creek to Fort Duquesne was a distance of 120 to 140 miles, with two ranges of mountains to be crossed, before half the journey was accomplished, and the Monongahela reached.

From A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical by Lucas, Charles Prestwood