Forbes Expedition

Forbes Expedition
	Part of the Seven Years' War; French and Indian War
	; Engraving of George Washington planting the Union Flag on the ruins of Fort Duquesne
Date	July - November, 1758
Location	Ohio River Valley
Result	British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain British America;	France Colony of Canada;
Commanders and leaders
John Forbes	François-Marie Le Marchand de Lignery
Strength
1,900 regulars; 5,000 colonials	~500 militia and natives
Casualties and losses
350 killed wounded or captured	unknown

The Forbes Expedition was a British military campaign to capture Fort Duquesne, led by Brigadier-General John Forbes in 1758, during the French and Indian War. While advancing to the fort, the expedition built the Forbes Road. The Treaty of Easton served to cause a loss of Native American support for the French, resulting in the French destroying the fort before the expedition could arrive on November 24.