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Posted - June 25 2024 : 09:57:50 AM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Venango . Fort Venango was a small British fort built in 1760 near the present-day site of Franklin, Pennsylvania. It replaced Fort Machault, a French fort built at the confluence of French Creek and the Allegheny River. In August 1759, near the end of the French and Indian War, after the French surrender of Fort Niagara to the British, the French burned Fort Machault and retreated north. Fort Venango was built during summer 1760. - It was attacked and destroyed in June 1763 during Pontiac's War.
Background . With the capture of Fort Duquesne by the British in November 1758, and the capture of Fort Niagara in July 1759, the French were forced to withdraw from Pennsylvania, abandoning and burning Fort Machault, Fort Le Boeuf, and Fort Presque Isle in August 1759. - General Robert Monckton held a conference with Native American leaders and obtained their permission to build and maintain forts in western Pennsylvania.[1] |
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