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What attempts were made to take Fort Duquesne?

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George Washington's Virginia militia had failed to reach the fort before the arrival of the French (see Fort Necessity ). Fort Duquesne was also the goal of an unsuccessful expedition under English Gen. Edward Braddock in 1755.

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