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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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Charleston :
The History Press,
2013.
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Table of Contents:
- 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