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Battle of Fort Duquesne
The Battle of Fort Duquesne was a failed attempt by elements of General John Forbes's British-American army to harass French Fort Duquesne during the French and Indian War. John Forbes had a total of 6,000 men that he had recruited in Fort Cumberland in Maryland, including a contingent of 2,000 Virginian and Pennsylvania militia led by George Washington.
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