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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).
Edward Braddock. Date of Birth - Death January 1695 - Juy 13, 1755. Born in 1695 to an officer of the Coldstream Guards, Edward Braddock seemed destined for a military career. At age fifteen, he received an appointment as an ensign in his father’s regiment and quickly rose through the ranks.
Nov 5, 2020 · The Braddock Campaign. Fort Necessity National Battlefield. 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.
Aug 11, 2023 · c. 1695–July 13, 1755 — British General. Edward Braddock was the commander-in-chief of British forces in North American during the 1755 campaign of the French and Indian War. Braddock became a professional soldier at the age of 15 when he joined the Coldstream Guards.
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.
Jun 11, 2018 · Born 1695 Perthshire, Scotland. Died July 13, 1755 Ohio Country (Farmingham, Pennsylvania) British commander who led the disastrous 1755 Fort Duquesne campaign. B ritish general Edward Braddock played a key role in the early part of the French and Indian War (1754-63; known in Europe as the Seven Years' War).
Sep 7, 2018 · W hatever his shortcomings, British Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock did not lack courage. In battle along the Monongahela River in Ohio Country (present-day western Pennsylvania) on July 9, 1755, French and Indian attackers shot out several horses from under him.
