Edward Braddock

The general Edward Braddock (1695 – July 13rd 1755) was a soldier and the British commander-in-chief in North America at the time of the beginning of the Guerre Seven Year old. It was born with Perthshire in Scotland, with approximately of 1695, wire of the Major-general Edward Braddock (death in 1725).

Military career

Its military career begins in the Coldstream Guards in 1710. In 1747 as a Lieutenant-colonel it is used under the orders of the prince as Orange in Holland at the time of the seat of Bergen COp Zoom. In 1753 he is colonel with the 14th (Buckinghamshire) Prince off Wales Own Regiment, then Major-general in 1754.

North America

A little later it is sent to the head of its troop to fight in North America at the time of the Guerre Seven Year old, it unloads in Virginia the February 19th 1755 with two regiments. It takes part in a meeting with colonial governors, with the Council off Alexandria , the April 14th, which persuade it to undertake a vigorous action against the French. It prepares four plans; the governor Shirley of Massachusetts will attack Fort the Niagara, the general Johnson with Crown Point, the colonel Monckton with Fort Beauséjour in the Baie of Fundy. He will lead itself a Expédition Braddock against Fort Duquesne on the Ohio.

Forwarding

After a few months of preparations, during which it is badgered by administrative tasks and research with resources, it leaves finally with a column volunteers in whom George Washington is useful as an officer. The column crosses the Monongahela the July 9th 1755 and as soon as after is confronted with the Indians and the French forces. The troops of Braddock are completely surprised and put in rout. Braddock, little by little, manages to rejoin its man, but is mortally wounded by a shooting which crosses its right-hand man and reaches its poumons.
Braddock is evacuated by Washington and another officer and dies the July 13rd 1755, four days after the battle.

Its death

Its funerals take place with Great Meadows, where the remainder of the column stopped to reorganize. Braddock is buried in the middle of the roadway and of the carriages roll on its tomb to prevent that its burial is not discovered and is profaned. It is George Washington who chairs the funeral service, the chaplain having been severely wounded. In 1804, human remainders, supposed to be those of Braddock, will be discovered on the road to approximately 2 km in the west of Great Meadows by workmen. The exhumed remainders were buried again. A marble monument was set up on the new site in 1913.

In its autobiography, Benjamin Franklin, will write that having helped the Braddock general to obtain vivres and transport for its troops, it warned the general as for his plan of walk towards the fort which crossed a narrow valley favourable with a ambush.

See too

Forwarding Braddock

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