Monongahela 1754-55: Washington's Defeat, Braddock's Disaster (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781841766836)

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. Ren Chartrand examines the subsequent chain of events that ultimately sparked a world war.

Author: René Chartrand
ISBN-10: 1841766836
ISBN-13: 9781841766836
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 09/23/2004
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.76h x 7.26w x 0.30d