USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Braddock led about 1, 500 army troops and provincial militia on the Braddock expedition in June 1755 to take Fort Duquesne, with George Washington as one of his aides. The expedition was a disaster.

Detailed explanation-2: -Necessity in 1754 prompted a more substantial military response by Britain. Braddock was expected to eject the French forces building Fort Duquesne in the Ohio Valley. To accomplish his mission, Braddock had been given extraordinary powers as commander of British forces in North America.

Detailed explanation-3: -When they were about ten miles from Fort Duquesne, an army of 900 Frenchmen, Canadians, and Native Americans attacked Braddock and his men, who were unaccustomed to American frontier warfare. The massacre ended with 977 British killed or wounded, including Braddock.

Detailed explanation-4: -On July 9, 1755, French and Native American warriors from Fort Duquesne deftly defeated Braddock’s forces and mortally wounded the British general at the Battle of the Monongahela. The French retained control of the Ohio Valley in the wake of their victory.

Detailed explanation-5: -It took the British until 25th November 1758 to successfully take Fort Duquesne. Charged by British Prime Minister William Pitt to drive the French back into Canada, General John Forbes advanced his force of 6000 men towards the fort, including 2000 Virginian militiamen under the command of Washington.