biography
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| lived:
| (1695–1755)
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| biography:
| British general, born in Perth and Kinross, E Scotland, UK. After service in France and The Netherlands, he was appointed commander of all British troops in North America (1754). He was sent in 1755 to expel the French from Fort Duquesne (now Pittsburgh), but was defeated by the French and their Indian allies, and was mortally wounded in the battle. The remnants of his force were led away by George Washington. |
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