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).

Jan 1, 2025 · 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.

General Edward Braddock commanded British forces in the unsuccessful 1755 campaign to expel the French from the Ohio Valley near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Feb 14, 2020 · Edward Braddock was most famous for his disastrous mistake made during the French Indian War (1754 – 1763). He was a major general who fought with both British and American forces with General Washington as his assistant.

Aug 11, 2023 · Edward Braddock was the commander-in-chief of British forces in North American during the 1755 campaign of the French and Indian War. Braddock became a professional soldier at the age of 15 when he joined the Coldstream Guards.

Jun 11, 2018 · Edward Braddock (1695-1755) was commander in chief of the British forces in North America during the French and Indian War of the 18th century. Little is known of Edward Braddock's early life.

Feb 7, 2017 · To thwart France’s attempts to solidify French control of the Ohio Country, Britain sent freshly minted Major General Edward Braddock to command British forces in North America and to take decisive military action.

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.

This portrait engraving shows Edward Braddock, a British army officer and the commander of British forces in North America at the start of the Seven Years’ War. Braddock had advanced in the army during the War of the Austrian Succession, and in 1753 to 1754 served as a uniquely successful acting governor of Gibraltar.

Nov 26, 2024 · Edward Braddock (1695–1755) was a British officer and commander-in-chief for the Thirteen Colonies during the early French and Indian War.