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.
Thomas Gage
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General Thomas Gage was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his many years of service in North America, including serving as Commander-in-Chief, North America during the e
Braddock Expedition
…Boone and Daniel Morgan. Other members of the expedition included Ensign William Crawford and Charles Scott. Among the officers of the expedition were Thomas Gage, Charles Lee, future American president George Washington, and Horatio Gates. The expedition progressed slowly because Braddock considered making a…
Portrait of Thomas Gage by John Singleton Copley, c. 1768
An engraved portrait of Gage
A 1776 artist's rendition of Robert Rogers, whose likeness was never made from life
An artistic interpretation of Pontiac by John Mix Stanley. No authentic images of the chief are known to exist.