Braddock expedition
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The Braddock expedition, also called Braddock's campaign or, more commonly, Braddock's Defeat, was a failed British attempt to capture the French Fort Duquesne in the summer of 1755 during the French and Indian War that ended with the Battle of the Monongahela. The expedition takes its name from General Edward Braddock, who led the British forces and died in the effort. Braddock's defeat was a major setback for theBritish in the early stages of the war with France and one of the most disastrous defeats for the British in the eighteenth century.
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The Braddock expedition, also called Braddock's campaign or, more commonly, Braddock's Defeat, was a failed British attempt to capture the French Fort Duquesne in the summer of 1755 during the French and Indian War that ended with the Battle of the Monongahela. The expedition takes its name from General Edward Braddock, who led the British forces and died in the effort. Braddock's defeat was a major setback for theBritish in the early stages of the war with France and one of the most disastrous defeats for the British in the eighteenth century.
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- Sprache Englisch
- Untertitel French and Indian War, Battle of the Monongahela, Fort Duquesne, Edward Braddock, British North America, Fort Niagara, Daniel Boone, Daniel Morgan, William Crawford
- Titel Braddock expedition
- ISBN 978-613-0-65358-3
- Format Fachbuch
- EAN 9786130653583
- Jahr 2010
- Größe H220mm x B150mm x T5mm
- Gewicht 136g
- Herausgeber Alphascript Publishing
- Anzahl Seiten 80
- Editor Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster
- Genre Geschichte
- GTIN 09786130653583