Edward Braddock
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Major-General Edward Braddock was a British Army officer who served in the War of the Austrian Succession and French and Indian War. He is best known for his command of a disastrous expedition against
Portrait by William Sartain, 1899
19th-century engraving of Braddock's burial
Braddock's grave
Dedication plaque to Braddock
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
Edward Braddock
…July 1755) was a British Army officer who served in the War of the Austrian Succession and French and Indian War. He is best known for his command of a disastrous expedition against French forces in the Ohio River Valley in 1755 which led to his death. Edward Braddock was born in London, England in January 1695, the son of…
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.