On July 9, 1755, British and colonial troops under the command of General Edward Braddock suffered a crushing defeat to French and Native American enemy forces

On July 9, 1755, an army of British and American soldiers commanded by Major General Edward Braddock marched toward a major western outpost held by the French,

In 1755, Major General Edward Braddock and two army regiments set out from Alexandria with the objective of capturing Fort Duquesne, near present-day Pittsburgh

Contains a history of Braddock's Campaign in 1755 against Fort Duquesne.

Crocker uses a wealth of sources to tell the story of one of the most important events in the American colonial period--the failed attempt by the British to dri