Download or read book Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt written by Daughters of the American Revolution. Pittsburgh Chapter (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt written by CREATESPACE INDEPENDENT PUB and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-13 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHRONOLOGY 1753-The French begin to build a chain of forts to enforce their boundaries. December 11, 1753.-Washington visits Fort Le Boeuf. January, 1754.-Washington lands on Wainwright's Island in the Allegheny river.-Recommends that a Fort be built at the "Forks of the Ohio." February 17, 1754.-A fort begun at the "Forks of the Ohio" by Capt. William Trent. April 16, 1754.-Ensign Ward, with thirty-three men, surprised here by the French, and surrenders. June, 1754.-Fort Duquesne completed. May 28, 1754.-Washington attacks Coulon de Jumonville at Great Meadows. July 9, 1755.-Braddock's defeat. April, 1758.-Brig. Gen. John Forbes takes command. August, 1758.-Fort Bedford built. October, 1758.-Fort Ligonier built. November 24, 1758.-Fort Duquesne destroyed by the retreating French. November 25, 1758.-Gen. Forbes takes possession. August, 1759.-Fort Pitt begun by Gen. John Stanwix. May, 1763.-Conspiracy of Pontiac. July, 1763.-Fort Pitt besieged by Indians. 1764.-Col. Henry Bouquet builds the Redoubt. October 10, 1772.-Fort Pitt abandoned by the British. January, 1774.-Dr. James Connelly occupies Fort Pitt with Virginia militia, and changes name to Fort Dunmore. July, 1776.-Indian conference at Fort Pitt.-Pontiac and Guyasuta. June 1, 1777.-Brig. Gen. Hand takes command of the fort. 1778.-Gen. McIntosh succeeds Hand. November, 1781.-Gen. William Irvine takes command. May 19, 1791.-Maj. Isaac Craig reports Fort Pitt in a ruinous condition.-Builds Fort Lafayette. September 4, 1805.-The historic site purchased by Gen. James O'Hara. April 1, 1894.-Mrs. Mary E. Schenley, granddaughter of Gen. James O'Hara, presents Col. Bouquet's Redoubt to the Daughters of the American Revolution of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Download or read book Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt written by Daughters of the American Revolution. Pittsburgh Chapter (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt written by Pittsburgh Chapter and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historical account explores the founding, growth, and eventual destruction of Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt, two of the most significant strategic sites during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. Written by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, this book offers a meticulously researched and engagingly written narrative of these pivotal locations in American history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Letters of General John Forbes Relating to the Expedition Agains Fort Duquesne in 1758 written by John Forbes and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Letters of General John Forbes written by Irene Stewart and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guns at the Forks written by Walter O'Meara and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2005-06-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guns at the Forks is a special reissue commemorating the 250th anniversary of the French and Indian War. In a spirited, intelligent, and informative history, O'Meara tells the story of five successive forts, particularly Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt, and the dramatic part they played in the war between 1750 and 1760. He describes Washington's capitulation at Fort Necessity, Braddock's defeat at the Monongahela, and Forbes's successful campaign to retake Fort Duquesne. Although most of the action in the book takes place at the strategically important forks of the Ohio, where present-day Pittsburgh stands, O'Meara's narrative relates the two forts to the larger story of the French and Indian War and elucidates their roles in sparking a global conflict that altered the course of world events and decided the fate of empires.
Download or read book To Risk It All written by Michael McConnell and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General John Forbes’s campaign against Fort Duquesne was the largest over-land expedition during the Seven Years’ War in America. While most histories of the time period include the Forbes Campaign as an aside, McConnell documents how and why Forbes and his army succeeded, and what his success meant to the subsequent history of the mid-Atlantic colonies, native inhabitants of the Ohio Country, and the empire he represented. A close look at the Forbes Campaign and its personnel reveals much about both British relations with native peoples and the nature of Britain’s American empire during a time of stress. Unlike other campaigns, this one was composed largely of colonial—not professional British—troops. In addition, individual colonies negotiated their role in the campaign and frequently placed their own local interests ahead of those of the empire as a whole. The campaign thus suggests the limits of imperial power and how Britain’s hold over its American frontiers was, at best, tenuous and helped lead to an eventual break-down of empire in the 1760s and 1770s.
Download or read book Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt written by Richard Kozar and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the importance of Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt in American history and includes details of life while they were in use.
Download or read book The frontier forts of western Pennsylvania By G D Albert written by Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt Early Names of Pittsburgh Streets written by Pa.) Daughters of the American Revolution. Pittsburgh Chapter (Pittsburgh and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oration Delivered at the Centennial Celebration of the Evacuation of Fort Duquesne written by Andrew W. Loomis and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The frontier forts of western Pennsylvania By G D Albert Index written by Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania The frontier forts of western Pennsylvania By G D Albert written by Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
