Braddock Expedition
| Braddock Expedition | |||||||
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| Part of the French and Indian War | |||||||
Route of the Braddock Expedition | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Native Americans | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu † Jean-Daniel Dumas Charles de Langlade |
Gen. Edward Braddock † Col. Peter Halkett † Capt. Robert Orme Colonel George Washington, formerly of the Virginia Regiment Capt. Thomas Gage | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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637 natives, 108 French marines 146 Canadian militia |
2,100 regular and provincials 10 cannon | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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30 killed 57 wounded |
500+ killed 450+ wounded | ||||||
| Designated | November 3, 1961 | ||||||
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 and Indian War. The expedition, named after its commander General Edward Braddock, was defeated at the Battle of the Monongahela on July 9 and forced to retreat; Braddock was killed in action along with more than 500 of his troops. It ultimately proved to be a major setback for the British in the early stages of the war, one of the most disastrous defeats suffered by British forces in the 18th century.