John Forbes
British Army general
Died when: 51 years 187 days (618 months)Star Sign: Virgo
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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