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	Encyclopedia: French and Indian War
		Fort Ticonderoga is a large 18th century fort built at a strategically important narrows in Lake Champlain where a short traverse gives access to the north end of Lake George in the state of New York, USA.
		The Battle of the Great Meadows, also known as the Battle of Fort Necessity was a battle of the French and Indian War fought on July 3, 1754 in present-day Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
		The Battle of Carillon was fought at Fort Carillon (later known as Fort Ticonderoga), on the shore of Lake Champlain in what was then the British colony of New York, July 7-July 8, 1758 during the French and Indian War, and resulted in a victory of the French garrison...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/French-and-Indian-War (3433 words)

	The Battle of Lauffeldt 1747
		The British regiments present at the battle were: the Royal Scots Greys (2nd), 4th, 6th, 7th and the Duke of Cumberland’s dragoons; 1st and 3rd Foot Guards, Howard’s Old Buffs (3rd), Barrel’s (4th), 13th, Howard’s (19th), Campbell’s Royal Scots Fusiliers (21st), Royal Welch Fusiliers (23rd), Sempill’s (25th), 32nd, 33rd, 36th, 37th and Conway’s (48th) Foot.
		Ligonier urged that they should be fortified and held by the infantry while Cumberland directed that the line of foot should be positioned behind them in open country.
		It is said that Cumberland was bitterly jealous of Ligonier’s courage and decisiveness in the battle.
	www.britishbattles.com /battle_of_lauffeldt.htm (596 words)

	Fort Ligonier - Fay-West.com
		Fort Ligonier served a vital purpose in our history as the "Key to the West" and it was never taken by the enemy.
		The portion of the fort presently reconstructed is the lower half of that inner fort and includes the officers' barracks and two bastions, connected by a wall of palisades.
		Fort Ligonier is located on U.S. Route 30 and PA Route 711, in Ligonier, PA. It is fifty miles east of Pittsburgh and twelve miles north of the PA Turnpike.
	fay-west.com /westmoreland/fortligonier (1204 words)

	The Battle of Roucoux 1746
		The following regiments were present at the battle: Royal Scots Greys (2nd), 6th and 7th dragoons, 8th, 19th, 33rd and 43rd Foot.
		Finally the Dutch were forced to retreat across the rear of the British and Hanoverians, while General Ligonier held the French off with his British cavalry and the 19th and 43rd foot formed a rearguard.
		Regimental anecdotes and traditions: This is not a significant battle in British military history and no anecdotes or traditions are known.
	www.britishbattles.com /battle_of_roucoux.htm (340 words)

	Congressman Murtha's Pennsylvania Tourism, Leisure and Recreation Pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fort Necessity is the site of George Washington's first battle, which was the opening of the French and Indian War in 1754.
		Fort Ligonier, another French and Indian War facility, came under attack by the French and Indians in 1758, but the fort was successfully defended in a battle that ultimately was a key to this war, known also as the War for Empire.
		Fort Ligonier is nearing completion of a $3 million reconstruction of the outer garrisons, reconstruction of all the other key buildings such as the hospital, and reconstruction of most of the artillery that was at the fort.
	www.house.gov /murtha/district/tour2001.htm (2604 words)

	Fort Ligonier: Fort Ligonier Days
		Fort Ligonier Days will be held October 15 and 16, 2005 in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
		Hear the roar of the cannons and thunder of musketry at battle demonstrations at 2:00 p.m.
		The fort is located approximately 12 miles from Exit 9 (Donegal) of the Pennsylvania Turnpike at the junction of U.S. Route 30 and PA Route 711.
	www.fortligonier.com /fortdays.htm (129 words)

	Fort Duquesne
		At the point where the fort stood, it is about two hundred and fifty yards wide, from the base of one hill to that of the opposite.
		The position of the fort was well chosen, being about one hundred yards from the upland, or wooded ground, on the one side, and one hundred and fifty on the other, and so situated on the margin of the creek as to afford an easy access to water.
		Colonel Washington had drawn up his men on the open and level ground outside of the trenches, waiting for the attack, which he presumed would be made as soon as the enemy's forces emerged from the woods; and he ordered his men to reserve their fire till they should be near enough to do execution.
	www.fortduquesne.com (5483 words)

	Fort Pitt Museum - History and Story
		The Fort Pitt Museum is located in a re-created eighteenth century bastion of the famous British fort on the forks of the Ohio River in Point State Park, Pittsburgh.
		Fort Pitt, as it was named, became one of the largest English strongholds in North America.
		By 1772, the British military presence on the frontier was downsized and Fort Pitt was evacuated.
	www.fortpittmuseum.com /History.html (1101 words)

	Fort Pitt
		Fort Pitt was the key fortification in the struggle for empire between Britain and France in Western Pennsylvania and the Northwest Territory.
		Located alongside the source of the Ohio River the fort insured control of the this important River, which is formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers.
		Built in 1759 to 1761 by the British on the ashes of Fort Duquesne, Fort Pitt was the port from which the city of Pittsburgh emerged.
	www.virtualology.com /hallofamericanwarsandconflicts/fortpitt.org (2734 words)

	Re: The Specter's Revelation...A Look Into the Future
		The dancing and singing at Fort Ligonier, and the defeat of Grant at Duquesne.
		Battles at a fort which I could not identify and in a meadow where the King's troops were massacred by Indians, rushing water and canoes, two young lasses whose lives were cherished by the longhunter and his brother, yet tragedy seemed to end this story.
		You must tell of the hardships and loves, you must tell of the battles and joys." I was awed by this charge of the Mohican Specter and he motioned for more wood on the fire.
	www.mohicanpress.com /wwwboard/messages12/2187.html (2082 words)

	AKValley.com--Fall of Fort Duquesne
		Instead of marching like Braddock, at one stretch to Fort Duquesne, burdened with a long and cumbrous baggage-train, it was the plan of Forbes to push on by slow stages, establishing fortified magazines as he went, and at last, when within easy distance of the fort, to advance upon it with all his force.
		Four hundred men were posted along the hill facing the fort, to cover the retreat of Captain McDonald's company, who marched with drums beating toward the enemy, in order to draw a party out of the fort; as Major Grant believed that there were not two hundred men including Indians in the garrison.
		"Upon their arrival at Fort Duquesne, they entered upon an Indian race path, upon each side of which a number of stakes, with the bark peeled off, were stuck into the earth, and upon each stake was fixed the head and kilt of a Highlander who had been killed or taken prisoner, at Grant's defeat.
	www.akvalley.com /history/forts/duquesne/duquesne.shtml (1976 words)

	Ligonier And Hannastown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Near this pass in 1757 was built Fort Ligonier, another of the frontier outposts which resisted the incursions of the French and Indians, who then held all the country to the westward.
		Here was held the first court convened west of the Alleghenies, and here were passed the patriotic resolutions of May 16, 1775, upon receipt of the news of the battle of Lexington at the opening of the Revolution, which sounded the keynote for the Declaration of Independence the following year.
		He served in the French and Indian wars, and was the British commander at Fort Ligonier.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles24/america-81.shtml (708 words)

	Ft. Edwards Web Links to other F&I Forts
		Fort St. Frederick was the earliest and one of the most imposing fortifications to be raised on the French claims of Lake Champlain sometime after the first French presence in 1731.
		New England's oldest surviving fort was built in 1754 as a storehouse and garrison at the head of navigation on the Kennebec River.
		Whereas the forts of the Virginia frontier were built by colonial soldiers or civilians, most of the major forts of Pennsylvania and New York were built by British engineers from plans still available in archives.
	www.fortedwards.org /links.htm (775 words)

	Team 7A Magazine- Fort Ligonier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fort Ligonier was built for the French and Indian War.
		The fort itself is built of huge timbers with authentically placed openings where soldiers would have fired out onto their enemies.
		Fort Ligonier was very important to our history as a nation.
	www.fcasd.edu /schools/DMS/peek/fort.htm (309 words)

	John Murtha News - Murtha Inspects Progress at Fort Ligonier
		LIGONIER, July 2, 2001 -- U.S. Rep. John Murtha today inspected progress in the expansion of Fort Ligonier, a $3 million project that has been advanced by three federal grants that exceed $700,000.
		Fort Ligonier Director Martin West showed the Congressman the ongoing progress in a $3 million upgrade, which is entering its final phase.
		Work began with archeology and includes expanding the reconstructed fort to its original dimensions, new exhibits, a new museum and museum store, plus reconstruction of the officers' quarters, hospitals, smoke house and a large number of artillery pieces.
	www.house.gov /murtha/news/nw010702.htm (368 words)

	Commonwealth Libraries: Fort Necessity Project
		Dinwiddie then sent a small force to build a fort at the forks of the Ohio River, where Pittsburgh is now situated, but the French drove off the Virginians and built Fort Duquesne.
		Some historians felt that the fort was diamond shaped while others, based on an 1816 survey that it was shaped like an obtuse triangle with a semi-hexagonal bulge projecting from the long side of the triangle.
		Two anniversaries are approaching in the next three years: the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Necessity and the 50th anniversary of Harrington’s excavations of the site.
	www.statelibrary.state.pa.us /libraries/cwp/view.asp?a=11&Q=43270&pp=3 (881 words)

	Ligonier PA - Town History
		Thus, with good cause, Ligonier is called "the Key to the West in 1758." The victory at Ligonier was the turning point for the British.
		It was located somewhat east of the original fort and served as a refuge for the settlers.
		Ligonier, Pennsylvania, located at the intersection of Routes 30 and 711 in Westmoreland County, is separated from the outside world by two massive, but not spectacular mountains.
	www.ligonier.com /history.html (865 words)

	Fort Bedford located at Fort Bedford Ave. Bedford,Pa. 15522 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Fort was a stopping point for civilian and military travelers, and a few hunters and farmers settled the area.
		Fort Dungdon is built at the eastern foot of Laurel Hill north of Jennerstown,Pa.
		Fort Bedford and Ligonier were abandoned in early in 1766 as a cost-cutting measure.
	www.memberbbb.com /construction2.html (5647 words)

	FORT LIGONIER
		Fort Ligonier's construction was started in the fall of 1758 as a rear fortification for the British push to take Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh).
		Called the "Fort at Loyalhanna" until mid-November when it first appears in Col. Bouquet's accounts as Fort Ligonier, the stockade has an inner wall which surrounds two main storehouses, outer walls with ravelin, abatis, fascine walls, entrenchments, a formidable stockade, although small, and defended by several cannon and coehorns (mortars).
		The 77th Reg't of Foot, Montgomery's Highlanders, Grenadier Company comes out in full force for this event, and the characters of the MacWilliam Chronicles are all present, including Cpl. MacWilliam, Pvt.
	www.mohicanpress.com /fort_ligonier.html (137 words)

	John Buxton - Friendship...A Common Ground
		Means who lived in the Fort Ligonier Valley in the late 1750s.
		Upon one of their encounters at Fort Ligonier, Maiden Foot gave Mary a small string of beads.
		The weary Indian stated he had fought his last battle then drew from his pouch a small tattered handkerchief with the name of a friend embroidered on it.
	www.lordnelsons.com /gallery/frontier/buxton/08.htm (400 words)

	Ligonier, PA - Recreation
		Fort Ligonier, the finest of its type in North America, is a full-scale, on-site reconstruction of the 1758 original.
		Fort Ligonier Days, a very popular 3-day festival, commemorates the Battle of Fort Ligonier, a key engagement of the French and Indian War, fought on October 12, 1758.
		Ligonier Theater is open every weekend with either a live theater production on stage, or a movie on the movable movie screen.
	www.ligonier.com /recreation.asp?keysearch=recreation (648 words)

	Fort Ligonier Photo Gallery by Ron Lutz II at pbase.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fort Ligonier Photo Gallery by Ron Lutz II at pbase.com
		I was specifically interested in photographing the battle re-enactment held at Fort Ligonier.
		The fort itself becomes quite jammed up being the focal point of the festival and all.
	www.pbase.com /darter02/fort_ligonier (239 words)

	American Revolution - Major General Horatio Gates
		General Charles Cornwallis' main army, but on August 16, he was routed at the Battle of Camden, South Carolina, His force's poor performance and his own personal speedy retreat of 180 miles to Hillsborough, North Carolina by August 19, 1780, raised many questions about his conduct.
		On March 25, 1777, General Gates was named Commander of the Northern Army at Fort Ticonderoga, New York with separate authority from General Schuyler.
		The Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights, took place on October 7, 1777, when Burgoyne sent out a 1,500 man force to test the American line.
	www.americanrevolution.com /HoratioGates.htm (3745 words)

	Rare art, document highlight Fort Ligonier exhibit - PittsburghLIVE.com
		Washington marched with Gen. Edward Braddock's ill-fated expedition to Fort Duquesne, and in 1758, he was commanding colonial troops in Pennsylvania, his largest command before the Revolution.
		The writings are accompanied by displays of original artifacts, including a shoe excavated from Fort Ligonier, and reproductions, such as a wampum belt.
		It was painted shortly after Amherst's victory at the fort in 1758, which was a turning point in British fortunes in the war.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/entertainment/s_194714.html (745 words)

	The Niece and Nephew Travel to Fort Ligonier...
		Ligonier was an important battle because, after Grant's Defeat, it turned the tide for the war in Pennsylvania, the decision of the French being to leave the colony and abandon Fort Duquesne.
		General Forbes had made it to Reastown by this time, but was still very ill. You know he eventually dies and is buried in Philadelphia." : "Anyway," Dr. Uncle Mark continued, "at 11 AM on October 12, the French gave a signal to begin the attack on Fort Ligonier by firing 12 guns.
		The battle raged for about 2 hours when finally the enemy was repulsed." : "For a few days after, the French and Indians led some small attacks against the Fort, but nothing of consequence.
	www.mohicanpress.com /wwwboard/messages12/771.html (1234 words)

	Pickaway Battle Artifact Inventory
		Subsequent consultation with an expert in the identification of excavated artifacts of this period revealed that this is the blade of a pipe tomahawk (personal communication Dresslar).
		It is known that American manufacturers of this period utilized pewter as a result of a shortage in raw brass, and that American technology with regard to eyelet construction was lacking.
		C.C.H.S. The Attack on Fort Liberty & The Battle of Pigua.
	www.har-indy.com /Pickaway.html (1653 words)

	General John Forbes established Pittsburgh PA in 1758
		That battle, on July 9, 1755, was a disaster for General Braddock and his British Americans.
		General Braddock lost his life and his aide, George Washington (pictured) then 23 years old and at the time a British Army Captain, was lucky to escape capture in the defeat.
		The lost battle and its savagery caused an outcry of revulsion - and a demand for revenge, even as the victorious French and Indians dug themselves in.
	treasuresofbritain.org /generaljohnforbes.htm (2810 words)

	French and Indian War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The decisive result of the war meant that it was the last of the French and Indian Wars and helped create conditions that led to the American Revolutionary War.
		The Battle of Fort Necessity, one of the opening engagements of the war, marked the first and only known instance of George Washington surrendering in battle.
		Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_and_Indian_War (627 words)

	The Expedition to Fort Chartres
		Located along the Mississippi in present-day southwestern Illinois was Fort de Chartres, the French headquarters in the Illinois country.
		At Fort Massac, Fraser sent the sergeant, an Indian, the interpreter, and six soldiers with the batteaux down the river towards Chartres, while he and the rest of the party continued on towards Fort Chartres overland.
		He was wounded at the Battle of Ticonderoga, 8 July 1758, and two weeks later was promoted to Lieutenant (26 July 1758) in room of one of numerous regimental officers killed, Lieutenant Hugh Macpherson.
	www.42ndrhr.org /chartres.php (3148 words)

	The Point: Organizations: Indian Trails to Fort Duquesne
		The lines of the fort are easily traced although they are overgrown with great oak and chestnut trees which look to be over a century old.
		The clear, tree-bounded Loyalhanna creek recalls the first settlers in the place, who here had their village and named the stream the Loyalhanna, which, in the Delaware means "middle stream," as the waters of the creek are midway between those of the Juniata (at Bedford) and those of the Ohio, at Pittsburg.
		The little village of log houses, a court house, jail and fort was the first seat of justice of the Anglo-Saxon race west of the Allegheny Mountains.
	www.clpgh.org /exhibit/neighborhoods/point/point_n715.html (2151 words)

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