▁the ▁Indians ▁called ▁" Sh am ok in ." ▁ ▁N amed ▁for ▁August a ▁of ▁Sax e - G oth a , ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁King ▁George ▁III , ▁Fort ▁August a ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁for ts . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁constructed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁defense ▁against ▁the ▁ra ids ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Indians ▁from ▁the ▁upper ▁Al leg hen y ▁region . ▁Later , ▁it ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁American ▁for tr ess ▁to ▁aid ▁in ▁protect ing ▁sett lers ▁of ▁the ▁upper ▁Sus que h anna ▁from ▁Britain ' s ▁Indian ▁al lies ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 6 , ▁several ▁hundred ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁troops ▁tra ve led ▁the ▁Great ▁Sh am ok in ▁Path ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁destroy ▁Fort ▁August a , ▁the ▁main ▁strong hold ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁and ▁West ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁Sus que h anna ▁River . ▁ ▁This ▁army ▁was ▁gathered ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁posts ▁at ▁Du ques ne , ▁K itt anning , ▁Ven ango ▁and ▁Le ▁Bo e uf ▁and ▁assemble d ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁Anderson ▁Creek , ▁near ▁the ▁present ▁location ▁of ▁Cur w ens ville , ▁Clear field ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Here , ▁cru de ▁boats , ▁ra ft s ▁and ▁b ate aux ▁were ▁constructed ▁for ▁passage ▁down ▁the ▁Sus que h anna ▁River ▁for ▁the ▁proposed ▁attack . ▁ ▁They