USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1758, an expedition led by General John Forbes finally succeeded in capturing Fort Duquesne, and Fort Pitt was established by the British on the site.

Detailed explanation-2: -Washington led the Virginia Regiment in Forbes’ successful advance that captured Fort Duquesne.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fort Duquesne was a French fort in western Pennsylvania in the French and Indian War (1756-1763). During the late 1740s, William Trent, an Englishman engaged in the fur trade with Ohio Country American Indians, built a trading post at the headwaters of the Ohio River (modern-day Pittsburgh).