Braddock's Expedition
(May 29 – July 9, 1755)
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1.
Braddock's expedition was just one part of a massive British offensive
against the French in North America that summer. As commander-in-chief of
the British Army in America, General Braddock led the main thrust,
commanding two regiments (about 1,350 men) and about 500 regular soldiers
and militiamen from several British American colonies. With these men
Braddock expected to seize Fort Duquesne easily, and then push on to
capture a series of French forts, eventually reaching Fort Niagara. Who
knew the territory and served as a volunteer aide-de-camp to General
Braddock?
- George Washington
- Daniel Boone
- Daniel Morgan
2. Braddock marched from Fort Cumberland on May 29, 1755. The
expedition faced an enormous logistical challenge: moving a large body of
men with equipment, provisions, and (most importantly for the task ahead)
heavy cannon, across the densely wooded Allegheny Mountains and into
western Pennsylvania, a journey of about 110 miles. Braddock had received
important assistance from a business leader, who helped procure wagons and
supplies for the expedition. Who was the business leader?
- Robert Morris
- Benjamin Franklin
- James Madison
3. The expedition progressed slowly because Braddock insisted in making
a road to Fort Duquesne, in some cases moving as few as two miles a day,
creating Braddock's Road. What is the route known as today?
- U.S. Route 1
- U.S. Route 40
- U.S. Route 66
4. The French commander, after receiving reports from Indian scouting
parties that the British were on their way to besiege the fort, realized
that his fort could not withstand Braddock's cannon, decided to launch a
preemptive strike: an ambush of Braddock's army as he crossed the
Monongahela River. The Indian allies were initially reluctant to attack
such a large British force, but the French commander, who dressed himself
in full war regalia complete with war paint, convinced them to follow his
lead. Who was the French commander?
- Nicolas Catinat
- Fernand Gambiez
- Liénard de Beaujeu
5. Braddock's men crossed the Monongahela without opposition, about
nine miles south of Fort Duquesne. What was the date?
- June 15, 1755
- July 9, 1755
- August 1, 1755
6. French forces include: 637 natives, 105 regulars, and 147 militia.
British forces were 1,500 regulars and militia. The French casualties were
39 killed and wounded. What was the British causalities?
- 25 killed and wounded
- 439 killed and wounded
- 878 killed and wounded
7. Finally, after around an hour of intense combat, Braddock was shot
off his horse, and effective resistance collapsed. However, Colonel
Washington, with no official position in the chain of command, was able to
impose and maintain some order and formed a rear guard, which allowed the
force to evacuate and eventually disengage. This earned him the sobriquet Hero
of the Monongahela, by which he was toasted, and established his fame
for some time to come.
8. On July 13, Braddock died of his wounds during the long retreat.
Where is he buried?
- Fort Necessity parklands
- Uniontown, Pennsylvania unmarked grave
- Fort Cumberland cemetery, Cumberland, Maryland
9. 50 or so women that accompanied the British column as maids and
cooks. How many survived?
- 4 survivors
- 25 survivors
- 35 survivors
10. And the colonists of "backcountry" Pennsylvania and
Virginia now found themselves without professional military protection,
scrambling to organize a defense. This brutal frontier war would continue
until Fort Duquesne was finally abandoned by the French. What was the year
the French left the Ohio Country?
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