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the American Revolution.

Today, episode 12, the fall of Fort's Duquesne, Niagara, and Carillon.

For the last two weeks I've been covering the events of the summer of 1758.

Last week we saw the British finally beginning to turn things around with a victory at Louisburg and Frontinac.

More importantly, the British finally convinced most of the Indians either to side with

Britain or at least quit fighting for the French. At the same time all that was happening,

General Forbes was slowly making his way across Pennsylvania toward Fort Duquesne.

John Forbes was born in Scotland in 1707. His father, also career officer in the British Army, died before he was born. Forbes started his career in medicine, but decided life as a doctor was not for him.

At the relatively late age of 28, he purchased a commission as a cornet in the British Army.

Cornet is the equivalent of a second lieutenant in our modern Army.

Forbes had seen combat in several wars, including crushing his fellow Scots at the Battle of

Kowladen.

In the War of Austrian Succession succession he served as aid to camp to Sir John Ligonier.

Later he served as quartermaster general for the Duke of Cumberland's army.

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