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Fort Duquesne stood at the end of Forbes Road and was occupied by General Forbes on November 25, 1758, when he named the place Pittsburgh. His victory was said to have determined the destiny of the Great West and established Anglo-Saxon supremacy in the United States. On March 21, 1759, Colonel Hugh Mercer wrote to Colonel Bouquet that Forbes's name for ages to come would be dear to Americans and appear with lustre among contemporary worthies in the British annals. The site lay 104 miles from Fort Bedford.
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