Braddock's Road : mapping the British expedition from Alexandria to the Monongahela

"In 1755, Major General Edward Braddock and two army regiments set out from Alexandria with the objective of capturing Fort Duquesne, near present-day Pittsburgh. To transport their sizable train of artilleryand wagons, they first had to build a road across the rugged Appalachian Mountains. It...

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Main Author: Baker, Norman L., 1926-
Corporate Author: History Press (Charleston, S.C.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charleston : The History Press, 2013.
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520 |a "In 1755, Major General Edward Braddock and two army regiments set out from Alexandria with the objective of capturing Fort Duquesne, near present-day Pittsburgh. To transport their sizable train of artilleryand wagons, they first had to build a road across the rugged Appalachian Mountains. It was almost 289 treacherous miles from Alexandria, Virginia, by way of Fort Cumberland in Maryland and on to the French fort; the road they built was one of the most impressive military engineering accomplishments of the eighteenth century. Historian Norman L. Baker chronicles the construction of the road and creates the definitive mapping of even those sections once thought lost. Join Baker as he charts the history of Braddock's Road until the ultimate catastrophic collision with the combined French and Indian forces"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
520 |a "Chronicles the history of British general Braddock's construction of an almost 289-mile road that stretched from Alexandria, Virginia, to Fort Cumberland in Maryland to just shy of the goal of Fort Duquesne near present-day Pittsburgh, where Braddock's army was defeated by combined French and Indian forces"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
505 0 |a Preface -- The genesis -- The initial thrust : Alexandria to Fort Cumberland -- The final thrust : Fort Cumberland to the Monongahela -- Fort Cumberland to Grove Camp : to Camp 1 via Sandy Gap of Will's Mountain and the Narrows -- George's Creek : Camp 1 to Camp 2 -- Savage River : Camp 2 to Camp 3 -- Little Meadows : Camp 3 to Camp 4 -- Laurel Run : Camp 4 to Camp 5 -- Bear Camp : Camp 5 to Camp 6 -- Great Crossings : Camp 6 to Camp 7 -- Scalping Camp : Camp 7 to Camp 8 -- Steep Bank : Camp 8 to Camp 9 -- Rock Camp : Camp 9 to Camp 10 -- Gist's House : Camp 10 to Camp 11 -- Stewart's Crossings : Camp 11 to Camp 12 -- Over the river : Camp 12 to Camp 13 -- Terrapin Creek : Camp 13 to Camp 14 -- Jacobs' Cabins : Camp 14 to Camp 15 -- Lick Camp : Camp 15 to Camp 16 -- HIllside Camp : Camp 16 to Camp 17 -- Monacatootha Camp : Camp 17 to Camp 18 -- Blunder Camp : Camp 18 to Camp 19 -- Sugar Creek Camp : Camp 19 to Camp 20 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author 
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