Braddock At The Monongahela

Paul Kopperman

• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN: 9780822972433
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Early American History
• Index: History

On July 9, 1755, an army of British and American soldiers commanded by Major General Edward Braddock marched toward a major western outpost held by the French, confident of an easy victory. Suddenly, they were attacked by a much smaller force of French and Indian fighters-Braddock's army was destroyed, its commander fatally wounded, and supplies and secret papers were lost to the enemy. Paul E. Kopperman has used all of the known eyewitness reports of Braddock's defeat-some never before printed-to present an exciting critical account of this definitive battle in the French and Indian War. Braddock at the Monongahela is a synthesis of in-depth analysis of primary source materials, thoughtful evaluation of previous studies on the subject, and Kopperman's own persuasive interpretation.

Table of contents

• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. March to the Monongahela
• 2. The French Prepare
• 3. The Pen and the Sword
• 4. "The Indiens Was Upon Us!"
• 5. Retrospect
• 6. "So What?"
• Appendix A. Tangents
• Appendix B. Bibliographical Survey
• Appendix C. Orme's Reliability
• Appendix D. British Eyewitness Accounts
• Appendix E. Other British Accounts
• Appendix F. French Accounts
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index