Fort Machault
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Fort Machault (/mɑːˈʃɔːl/, French: [maʃol]) was a fort built by the French in 1754 near the confluence of French Creek with the Allegheny River, in northwest Pennsylvania. (Present-day Franklin developed here later.) The fort helped the French control these waterways, part of what was known as the Venango Path from Lake Erie to the Ohio River. It was one of four forts designed to protect French access to the Ohio Country and connections between its northern and southern colonies. From north to south the forts were Fort Presque Isle (at Lake Erie), Fort Le Boeuf (at the south end of the portage leading to the head of French Creek), Fort Machault (at the confluence noted), and Fort Duquesne, at the Forks of the Ohio. The fort was abandoned by the French in 1759, and burned so that the British could not use it. It was replaced by the British in 1760 with Fort Venango.
Fort Machault | |
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Venango County, Pennsylvania near Franklin, Pennsylvania | |
Coordinates | 41°23′52″N 79°49′53″W |
Type | Military fort |
Site history | |
Built | 1754 |
In use | 1754–1759 |
Battles/wars | French and Indian War |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Philippe-Thomas Chabert de Joncaire Michel Maray de La Chauvignerie François-Marie Le Marchand de Lignery |
Garrison | 6-100 French and Canadian marines |
Designated | 1969[2] |