Monongahela 1754–55

Washington’s defeat, Braddock’s disaster

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Monongahela 1754–55

Washington’s defeat, Braddock’s disaster

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On 9 July 1755 amid the wilderness of North America, Britain suffered one of the most humiliating defeats in her history. This illustrated volume explores the lead-up, the battle and its far-reaching consequences.

General Braddock's army, a mixture of British regulars and American militia, was shattered, losing over 900 men from a force of 1,300. Braddock was killed and the remnants of his army rescued by his aide, Colonel George Washington. The origins of this defeat can be traced back to the death of a junior French officer little more than a year before in a relatively minor skirmish with a party of Virginian militia commanded by the same George Washington.

René Chartrand examines the subsequent chain of events that ultimately sparked a world war.

Table of Contents

Origins of the Campaign
Chronology
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Armies
Opposing Plans
Washington and Fort Necessity
Braddock's march
The battle of Monongahela
Aftermath
The Battlefields today

Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published Mar 20 2013
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781846036620
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 59 b/w; 47 col
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 140
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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René Chartrand

RENÉ CHARTRAND was born in Montreal and educated i…

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Stephen Walsh

Stephen Walsh studied art at the North East Wales…

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