John Forbes: Scotland, Flanders and the Seven Years' War, 1707-1759

by John Oliphant

Book Overview

In November 1758 Brigadier General John Forbes's army expelled the French army from Fort Duquesne at the forks of the Ohio River. Over seven months Forbes had co-ordinated three obstructive and competitive colonies, managed Indian diplomacy, and cut a road through over a hundred miles of mountain and forest.

This is the first full biography of Forbes, which traces his rise from surgeon in the Scots Greys to distinguished service in War of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350019542
• ISBN13: 9781350019546
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"