John Forbes (British Army officer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British general in the French and Indian War
Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1707
Place of Birth: Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 11-Mar-1759
Profession: military officer
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About John Forbes (British Army officer)
- John Forbes (5 September 1707 – 11 March 1759) was a Scottish professional soldier who served in the British Army from 1729 until his death in 1759. During the 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War, he commanded the 1758 Forbes Expedition that occupied the French outpost of Fort Duquesne, now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- This required the construction of a military trail known as the Forbes Road, which became an important route for settlement of the Western United States. Forbes died in Philadelphia and was buried in the chancel of Christ Church, where his memorial can still be seen.
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