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 | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
637 natives, 108 French marines 146 Canadian militia[1] |
2,100 regular and provincials 10 cannon[1][2][3][need quotation to verify] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
30 killed 57 wounded[1] |
500+ killed[1] 450+ wounded[4] | ||||||
Designated | November 3, 1961[5] |
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 ultimatley proved to be a major setback for the British in the early stages of the war; John Mack Faragher claimed it was one of the most disastrous defeats suffered by British forces in the 18th century.[6]
French: 28 killed 28 wounded, Indian: 11 killed 29 wounded
The Battle of the Monongahela [...] was one of the bloodiest and most disastrous British defeats of the eighteenth century.