Edward Braddock

Edward Braddock
General Edward Braddock (note: the accuracy of this portrait has been widely challenged; no image of Braddock prior to his death has ever been found or is known to exist)[citation needed]
Born	January 1695 London, England
Died	13 July 1755(1755-07-13) (aged 60) Great Meadows, North America (present-day Farmington, Pennsylvania)
Buried	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Allegiance	Great Britain
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1710–1755
Rank	Major-General
Unit	Coldstream Guards
Commands	Expedition to Fort Duquesne
Battles / wars	War of the Austrian Succession French and Indian War Battle of the Monongahela †

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). He is remembered for his command of a disastrous expedition against the French-occupied Ohio River Valley in 1755 which led to his death.