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Edward Braddock, (born 1695, Perthshire, Scotland—died July 13, 1755, Great Meadows, Pennsylvania [U.S.]), unsuccessful British commander in North America in the early stages of the French and Indian War. He is best known for the Battle of the Monongahela, in which his army was decisively defeated and he was mortally wounded.

General Edward Braddock commanded British forces in the unsuccessful 1755 campaign to expel the French from the Ohio Valley near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Braddock assumed command of the expedition due to the failure of earlier Virginian efforts led by George Washington at the start of the French and Indian War (1754-1763).

Feb 14, 2020 · Edward Braddock was most famous for his disastrous mistake made during the French Indian War (1754 – 1763). He was a major general who fought with both British and American forces with General Washington as his assistant. It was July of 1755, early in the war, when he marched with British soldiers, far too confidently, to capture Fort Duquesne.

Nov 5, 2020 · General Edward Braddock of the Coldstream Guard After George Washington's defeat at Fort Necessity, his British force retreated to Wills Creek (present day Cumberland, Maryland). The March to the Forks

Edward Braddock (1695 – 1755), also known as "The Bulldog", was a general in the British Army and a former member of the Templar Order . Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 French and Indian War 1.3 The Braddock Expedition 1.4 Death

Feb 7, 2017 · Braddock’s Defeat, 1755: French and Indian War. A British disaster in the French and Indian War propelled the rise of a young American colonel, George Washington. In May 1755, British Major General Edward Braddock met with the American inventor, writer and former Philadelphia printer Benjamin Franklin in Frederick town, Maryland.

Jul 7, 2005 · Richard Cavendish describes how Major-General Edward Braddock arrived in Virginia to take command against the French in North America, but was defeated on July 9th, 1755. Richard Cavendish | Published in History Today Volume 55 Issue 7 July 2005

British General Edward Braddock died from a mortal wound he had received three days before and was buried in the military road they were retreating on. This location is open seasonally and includes a ¼ mile walking trail and interpretive signs. The battle on July 9, 1755 did not go well for the British under General Braddock’s command.