Braddock Expedition

Braddock Expedition
Part of the French and Indian War
Route of the Braddock Expedition
Date May–July 1755 Location Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio Country 39°49′57″N 79°36′4″W (Braddock's Grave) Result French and Indian victory
Belligerents
France New France Native Americans	Great Britain British America
Commanders and leaders
Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu † Jean-Daniel Dumas Charles de Langlade	Gen. Edward Braddock † Col. Peter Halkett  † Capt. Robert Orme Colonel George Washington, formerly of the Virginia Regiment Capt. Thomas Gage
Strength
637 natives, 108 French marines 146 Canadian militia	2,100 regular and provincials 10 cannon
Casualties and losses
30 killed 57 wounded	500+ killed 450+ wounded
Pennsylvania Historical Marker
Designated	November 3, 1961

Map of Braddock's Military Road

The Braddock Expedition, also known as Braddock's Campaign or Braddock's Defeat, was a British military expedition which attempted to capture Fort Duquesne from the French in 1755 during the French and Indian War. The expedition, named after its commander General Edward Braddock, was defeated at the Battle of the Monongahela on July 9 and forced to retreat; Braddock was killed in action along with more than 500 of his troops. It ultimately proved to be a major setback for the British in the early stages of the war; the historian John Mack Faragher claimed the expedition was one of the most disastrous defeats suffered by British forces during the 18th century.