Braddock Expedition
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The Braddock Expedition, also known as Braddock's Campaign or Braddock's Defeat, was a British military expedition which attempted to capture Fort Duquesne from the French in 1755 during the French an
Route of the Braddock Expedition
Braddock Road trace near Fort Necessity, Pennsylvania.
19th-century engraving of the wounding of Major-General Braddock at the Battle of the Monongahela.
The mortally wounded Braddock retreating with his troops.
Battle of the Monongahela
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The Battle of the Monongahela took place on July 9, 1755, at the beginning of the French and Indian War at Braddock's Field in present-day Braddock, Pennsylvania, 10 miles east of Pittsburgh. A Britis
Braddock Expedition
…Duquesne from the French in 1755 during the French and Indian War. The expedition, named after its commander General Edward Braddock, was defeated at the Battle of the Monongahela on July 9 and forced to retreat; Braddock was killed in action along with more than 500 of his troops. It ultimately proved to be a major setback for…
Washington the Soldier Jacques Auguste Regnier, 1834
Major General Edward Braddock launched a military expedition aimed at capturing the French Fort Duquesne.
Braddock's column being ambushed by Indians and French troops positioned along the tree line