Battle of Fort Duquesne

Battle of Fort Duquesne
Part of the French and Indian War

Memorial plaque on the site of the Battle of Fort Duquesne
DateSeptember 14, 1758
Location
Fort Duquesne, site of present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
40°26′29.86″N 80°00′39.40″W / 40.4416278°N 80.0109444°W / 40.4416278; -80.0109444
Result French victory
Belligerents

 France

Natives

 Great Britain

Commanders and leaders
François-Marie Le Marchand de Lignery James Grant (POW)
John Forbes
Strength
500 natives and militia 400 regulars
350 militia
Casualties and losses
8 killed;
8 wounded
104 killed;
220 wounded;
18 captured

The Battle of Fort Duquesne was a British assault on the French-controlled Fort Duquesne (later the site of Pittsburgh) on 14 September 1758, during the French and Indian War. This force was out-maneuvered, surrounded, and largely destroyed by the French and their native allies led by François-Marie Le Marchand de Lignery.