commander in chief of British forces in North America, 1754-55; led an unsuccessful attack to seize Fort Duquesene (modern Pittsburgh) from the French on July 9, 1755, losing more than half his forces and his own life.

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[Source: Grignon, Augustin. "Seventy-two years' recollections of Wisconsin." Wisconsin Historical Collections, v. 9.]