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Edward Braddock (January 1695 – 13 July 1755) was a British officer and commander-in-chief for the Thirteen Colonies during the start of the French and Indian War (1754–1763), the North American front of what is known in Europe and Canada as the Seven Years' War (1756–1763).
Edward Braddock (Perthshire, Reino de Escocia; enero de 1695-Fort Duquesne, 13 de julio de 1755) fue un militar británico y comandante en jefe en América del Norte al principio de la guerra franco-india. Tuvo como ayudante de confianza al teniente coronel George Washington.
9 de may. de 2024 · Edward Braddock was an unsuccessful British commander in North America in the early stages of the French and Indian War. He is best known for the Battle of the Monongahela, in which his army was decisively defeated and he was mortally wounded. Learn more about Braddock’s life and career.
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Born in 1695 to an officer of the Coldstream Guards, Edward Braddock seemed destined for a military career. At age fifteen, he received an appointment as an ensign in his father’s regiment and quickly rose through the ranks.
General Edward Braddock commanded British forces in the unsuccessful 1755 campaign to expel the French from the Ohio Valley near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Edward Braddock, (nacido en 1695, Perthshire, Escocia-fallecido el 13 de julio de 1755, Great Meadows, Pensilvania), comandante británico infructuoso en América del Norte en las primeras etapas de la Guerra Franco-India.
Edward Braddock fue un militar británico y comandante en jefe en América del Norte al principio de la guerra franco-india. Tuvo como ayudante de confianza al teniente coronel George Washington.
