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Edward Braddock (January 1695 – 13 July 1755) was a British officer and commander-in-chief for the Thirteen Colonies during the start of the French and Indian War (1754–1763), the North American front of what is known in Europe and Canada as the Seven Years' War (1756–1763).
Jul 9, 2024 · Edward Braddock was an 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.
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Feb 14, 2020 · Learn about the life, death and military career of General Edward Braddock, who fought with George Washington in the French Indian War. Find out how he underestimated the Indians and paid the price with his life.
General Edward Braddock commanded British forces in the unsuccessful 1755 campaign to expel the French from the Ohio Valley near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Aug 11, 2023 · Learn about Edward Braddock, the British general who led an expedition to take Fort Duquesne from the French in 1755. Find out how he was wounded and died in the Battle of the Monongahela, and where he is buried.
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Jun 11, 2018 · Learn about Edward Braddock, a British general who led a disastrous expedition against the French in the Ohio Country during the French and Indian War. Find out about his military career, his overconfidence, and his death in 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.
