Ill-starred General: Braddock of the Coldstream Guards"Jump to: navigation, search General Edward Braddock (January 1695 ? 13 July 1755) was a British soldier and commander-in-chief for the 13 colonies during the actions at the start of the French and Indian War (1754?1765). He is generally best remembered for his command of a disastrous expedition against the French-occupied Ohio Country in 1755, in which he lost his life."--Wikipedia. |
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