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Provides a detailed account of the defeat of Major General Edward Braddock's army by a much smaller force of French and Indians and assesses its impact on the subsequent course of the French and Indian War
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On July 9, 1755, an army of British and American soldiers commanded by Major General Edward Braddock marched toward a major western outpost held by the French, confident of an easy victory. Suddenly, they were attacked by a much smaller force of French and Indian fighters - Braddock's army was destroyed, its commander fatally wounded, and supplies and secret papers were lost to the enemy. Paul E. Kopperman has used all of the known eyewitness reports of Braddock's defeat - some never before printed - to present an exciting critical account of this definitive battle in the French and Indian War. Braddock at the Monongabela is a synthesis of in-depth analysis of primary source materials, thoughtful evaluation of previous studies on the subject, and Kopperman's own persuasive interpretation.
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