About: John Forbes (British Army officer)

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John Forbes (5 September 1707 – 11 March 1759) was a Scottish professional soldier who served in the British Army from 1729 until his death in 1759. During the 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War, he commanded the 1758 Forbes Expedition that occupied the French outpost of Fort Duquesne, now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This required the construction of a military trail known as the Forbes Road, which became an important route for settlement of the Western United States. Forbes died in Philadelphia and was buried in the chancel of Christ Church, where his memorial can still be seen.

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  • John Forbes (5 September 1707 – 11 March 1759) was a Scottish professional soldier who served in the British Army from 1729 until his death in 1759. During the 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War, he commanded the 1758 Forbes Expedition that occupied the French outpost of Fort Duquesne, now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This required the construction of a military trail known as the Forbes Road, which became an important route for settlement of the Western United States. Forbes died in Philadelphia and was buried in the chancel of Christ Church, where his memorial can still be seen. (en)
  • John Forbes (5 septembre 1707 – 11 mars 1759) est un général britannique de la guerre de Sept Ans. (fr)
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  • French and Indian War (en)
  • War of the Austrian Succession (en)
  • Dettingen Fontenoy Lauffeld (en)
  • Louisbourg Expedition (1757) Fort Duquesne (1758) (en)
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  • 1707-09-05 (xsd:date)
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  • Dunfermline, Scotland (en)
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  • Brigadier General John Forbes 1707-1759 (en)
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  • Brigadier General John Forbes (en)
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  • 1735 (xsd:integer)
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  • Colonel of 17th Regiment of Foot (en)
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  • Colonel, 17th Foot 1757-1759 (en)
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  • 1757 (xsd:integer)
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  • John Forbes (5 September 1707 – 11 March 1759) was a Scottish professional soldier who served in the British Army from 1729 until his death in 1759. During the 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War, he commanded the 1758 Forbes Expedition that occupied the French outpost of Fort Duquesne, now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This required the construction of a military trail known as the Forbes Road, which became an important route for settlement of the Western United States. Forbes died in Philadelphia and was buried in the chancel of Christ Church, where his memorial can still be seen. (en)
  • John Forbes (5 septembre 1707 – 11 mars 1759) est un général britannique de la guerre de Sept Ans. (fr)
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  • John Forbes (général) (fr)
  • John Forbes (British Army officer) (en)
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