Osprey's examination of one of the key campaigns of the French and Indian War (1754-1763). On 9 July 1755 amid the wilderness of North America; Britain suffered one of the most humiliating defeats in her history. General Braddock's army; a mixture of British regulars and American militia; was shattered; losing over 900 men from a force of 1;300. Braddock was killed and the remnants of his army rescued by his aide; Colonel George Washington. The origins of this defeat can be traced back to the death of a junior French officer little more than a year before in a relatively minor skirmish with a party of Virginian militia commanded by the same George Washington. René Chartrand examines the subsequent chain of events that ultimately sparked a world war.
#3367124 in Books 2015-12-30 2015-12-30Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.02 x .71 x 5.98l; .0 #File Name: 1785330268340 pages
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