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.

Braddock would lead the expedition against Fort Duquesne personally. That spring, he disembarked his army at Alexandria, Virginia. After adding colonial troops and a few Indians to his force, Braddock had about 2,400 men.

Major General Edward Braddock launched a military expedition aimed at capturing the French Fort Duquesne. Braddock's expedition was part of a four-pronged attack on the French in North America. Braddock's orders were to launch an attack …

The Braddock Road was a military road built in 1755 in what was then British America and is now the United States. It was the first improved road to cross the barrier of the successive ridgelines of the Appalachian Mountains .

2018年6月3日 · Braddock’s Defeat ultimately changed how and where war was fought in America. The British army adapted to American warfare by creating ranger units and light infantry companies that could confront the threat of Indian and Canadian irregulars in the woods.

2021年5月9日 · When a British colonial governor dispatched a young officer to demand the withdrawal of French forces from the Ohio Territory, a series of military and political dominoes began to fall, with world-changing effects.

BRADDOCK'S EXPEDITION, unsucessful British attempt to capture Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) during the French and Indian War. On 14 April 1755 General Edward Braddock, the commander of all British forces in America, was dispatched with two regiments. The first objective was Fort Duquesne.

Approximate route of the Braddock Expedition. In 1755, General Edward Braddock, Commander-in-Chief of His Majesty’s Forces in North America, was commissioned with expelling the French from the Ohio Valley by taking Fort Duquesne in present-day Pittsburgh.

2025年1月18日 · One of the most interesting and exciting battles 18th century was the Massacre of General Braddock’s army during his expedition into the Ohio Valley from the East coast. This page represents a repository of the entire expedition start to finish.

2002年12月2日 · The Braddock Expedition (continued) THE ADVANCE OF BRADDOCK'S FORCE. Braddock had arrived at Hampton Roads on February 19 and held a conference with Governor Dinwiddie at Williamsburg concerning the attitude of many of the colonies toward the proposed expedition.