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Historical person
1695–1755
Edward Braddock was a British general sent to North America during the opening of the French and Indian War. His 1755 expedition against Fort Duquesne ended in a devastating defeat near the Monongahela, where he was mortally wounded.
In Tim Holden’s New World Order, Washington seeks another command as General Edward Braddock prepares an expedition against the French position at the forks of the Ohio, but discipline, supply and unfamiliar terrain threaten the campaign before battle is joined.
Series
The New World Saga follows the Washington family and a wider cast of soldiers, traders, settlers, Indigenous diplomats, servants and political agents through the imperial wars that reshaped eighteenth-century North America. It begins with Lawrence Washington’s service in the War of Jenkins’ Ear, then turns to the young…
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