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In t It is reconstructed on its original French and Indian war site at the western foot of the Allegheny Mountains. There in 1758 it was the forward base of an army of British regular and provincial troops under General John Forbes aiming to capture Fort Duquesne built by the French at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in present-day downtown Pittsburgh and the base for a three-year campaign of murder and kidnapping by bands of French-allied Native American warriors against the scattered and largely defenseless settlements on the Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia frontiers. It is owned and operated by the non-profit Fort Ligonier Association, formed in 1946 with financial support from the Mellon family of Pittsburgh, who had a large country estate nearby. Were gratified to note that admission is free to active military, veterans and law enforcement officers. Now we'll spend just a few minutes in the muse The ex And artifacts from warfare between Great Britain and France on the European continent, at sea in the Atlantic and Indian oceans, and on the Indian subcontinent itself, interpret the story of war for empire between the two great superpowers of the day. There's much more to see inside here than there's time to show in the video. You can spend an hour or more. Once outside, you immediately encounter part of Fort Ligonier's extensive collection of reproduced 18th century bronze artillery and auxiliary equipment. I've been told that there is nothing else It includes portable mortars, swivel guns, field pieces and heavy howitzers. Everyt A walk through the outworks in main fortress is a master class on 18th century military engineering that we found fascinating. Fort Ligonier was different from the simple stockades Link in the description. T You can also get an idea of the living conditions of the common soldiers in the garrison. And look at a small sample of what the stockpile of supplies for a major military expedition must have looked Courage. Those are hand barrows, I'm pretty sure, for carrying dirt and so on for filling trenches or emptying trenches and things See the mule packs? In a far corner of the main works is the Forbes hut. Used by the general during his brief time here in the aut Shortly after the French abandoned Fort Duquesne in November 1758, he turned over command and returned to P So there's a look at I hope you
