Control of Fort Duquesne, at the junction of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers, was a major objective during the French and Indian Wars. The French abandoned it to the British in 1758, and it was renamed fort Pitt. This illustration marks the morning of November 25, 1758, when George Washington entered the fort and planted the British flag on the ramparts just abandoned by the French.
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Control of Fort Duquesne, at the junction of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers, was a major objective during the French and Indian Wars. The French abandoned it to the British in 1758, and it was renamed fort Pitt. This illustration marks the morning of November 25, 1758, when George Washington entered the fort and planted the British flag on the ramparts just abandoned by the French.

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French in the New World Fort Duquesne Fort Pitt George Washington General Washington French and Indian Wars British in America English in America French in America history of the New World Monongahela River Allegheny River Quebec England in the New World George III French in the New World

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