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Colonial America

Edward Braddock

Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia

Marker Inscription

This memorial was erected in 1907 by the Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia to mark the road over which on April 14 1755 a division of the British Army under General Braddock marched on its way to Fort Duquesne.

Erected by Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia

The Story

In the spring of 1755, at the height of the French and Indian War, a division of British regulars under General Edward Braddock set out along this road toward Fort Duquesne, deep in the contested Ohio country. The campaign ended in a disastrous ambush that killed Braddock and scattered his army, an early lesson in frontier warfare witnessed by a young aide named George Washington. The Society of Colonial Wars set this memorial in 1907 to mark the historic route.

Why it matters

Braddock's march opened the struggle for the continent's interior between Britain and France, and its bloody failure foreshadowed the frontier-fighting style that would later serve the American cause.

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  • · Braddock Expedition to Fort Duquesne

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