| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Pivotal Moments in American History |
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Pivotal moments in American history.
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| Contents |
Introduction: remembering Braddock's Defeat -- Paths to the Monongahela -- Braddock Americanus -- Confrontations -- Beaujeu's Convoy -- Braddock's March -- The Battle of the Monongahela -- Consequences -- Epilogue: the Siege of Boston, July 9, 1775 |
| Summary |
On July 9, 1755, British and colonial troops under the command of General Edward Braddock suffered a crushing defeat to French and Native American enemy forces in Ohio Country. Known as the Battle of the Monongahela, the loss altered the trajectory of the Seven Years' War in America, escalating the fighting and shifting the balance of power. An unprecedented rout of a modern and powerful British army by a predominantly Indian force, Monongahela shocked the colonial world--and also planted the first seeds of an independent American consciousness. The culmination of a failed attempt to capture F |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Monongahela, Battle of the, Pa., 1755.
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Braddock's Campaign, 1755.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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War -- Causes
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140149
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| Subject |
Pennsylvania
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199845330 |
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0199845336 |
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