Major-General Edward Braddock was a British officer and commander-in-chief for the Thirteen Colonies during the start of the French and Indian War, the North American front of what is known in Europe and Canada as the Seven Years' War.
13 Facts About Edward Braddock
2.
Edward Braddock is generally best remembered for his command of a disastrous expedition against the French-occupied Ohio River Valley in 1755; he was killed in the effort.
3.
Edward Braddock was promoted to lieutenant of the grenadier company in 1716.
4.
Edward Braddock participated in the Siege of Bergen op Zoom in 1747.
5.
Edward Braddock rallied his men repeatedly, but fell at last, mortally wounded by a shot through the chest.
6.
An article published in The Roanoke Times on 15 April 1951, claims that Edward Braddock was shot dead by an American soldier called Benjamin Bolling.
7.
The death of Edward Braddock then allowed for Washington to take command and order a retreat, which, according to the article, allowed for the Americans to fall back without being further fired upon by the confused British, saving many of their lives.
8.
Edward Braddock was borne off the field by Washington and Col.
9.
Edward Braddock was buried just west of Great Meadows, where the remnants of the column halted on its retreat to reorganize.
10.
Edward Braddock was buried in the middle of the road that his men had just cut through and wagons were rolled over top of the grave site to prevent his body from being discovered and desecrated by the Indians.
11.
Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography includes an account of helping General Edward Braddock garner supplies and carriages for the general's troops.
12.
Edward Braddock had in fact taken great precautions against ambuscade, and had crossed the Monongahela an additional time to avoid the narrow Turtle Creek defile.
13.
In 1804, human remains believed to be Edward Braddock's were found buried in the roadway about 1.5 miles west of Great Meadows by a crew of road workers.