Fort Prince George was an uncompleted fort on what is now the site of Pittsburgh Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The site was originally a trading post established by William Trent in the 1740's. Fort Prince George (named for the later King George III) was started in January 1754 by 41 Virginians in 1754 at the outset of the French and Indian War before being captured by the French.

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  • Fort Prince George was an uncompleted fort on what is now the site of Pittsburgh Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The site was originally a trading post established by William Trent in the 1740's. Fort Prince George (named for the later King George III) was started in January 1754 by 41 Virginians in 1754 at the outset of the French and Indian War before being captured by the French. The plan to occupy the strategic forks was formed by Virginia Lieutenant Robert Governor Dinwiddie at the urging of Colonel George Washington. Captain Trent was in command but, at the time of the appearance of the French and Indians, he had been recalled to Wills Creek for a conference and his second-in-command, Lieutenant John Fraser, was at his own plantation at Turtle Creek on the Mononghela River, leaving Ensign Edward Ward in charge at the time of Fort Prince George's surrender on April 18, 1754 to the French who possessed overwhelming advantages over the tiny garrison. Fraser was later court-martialled for desertion at Williamsburg but was acquitted and later served as Chief of Scouts to Lord Braddock. It was the first of five forts that were built to control the strategic "Forks of the Ohio". The French would build Fort Duquesne and later the British would build Fort Pitt. Mercer's Fort was a temporary British fort built to repel a French counter attack while Fort Pitt was being built. The last fort in the immediate area of what is now downtown Pittsburgh was named Fort La Fayette and was located further up the Allegheny River. George Washington once resided in Fort Prince George in 1755.
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  • Fort Prince George in South Carolina
  • the frontier fort in Pennsylvania
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  • Fort Prince George was an uncompleted fort on what is now the site of Pittsburgh Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The site was originally a trading post established by William Trent in the 1740's. Fort Prince George (named for the later King George III) was started in January 1754 by 41 Virginians in 1754 at the outset of the French and Indian War before being captured by the French.
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