John Forbes
Military Person
1707 – 1759
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Who was John Forbes?
John Forbes was a British general in the French and Indian War. He is best known for leading the Forbes Expedition that captured the French outpost at Fort Duquesne and for naming the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after British Secretary of State William Pitt the Elder.
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- Born
- Sep 5, 1707
Dunfermline - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Died
- Mar 11, 1759
Philadelphia
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on July 23, 2013
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