1755 Battle Site and location of Braddock's Defeat (2014)
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- Опубликовано: 24 мар 2015
- View of Braddock, PA, from the opposite side of the Monongahela, where the famous battle took place.
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Excellent view of the battlefield, thank you.
I live in the area of the final stages of Braddock's march, about a mile from the "monacatootha camp" marker. From there I am a bit confused as to his actual route, but the army marched toward Clay Pike road and followed it to their next encampment in the Circleville area, this is called Three Springs Camp. The army then followed what is now Lincoln Way to Whiteoak. This was their last encampment prior to the battle. On the final march, they went from Whiteoak to Duquesne, and crossed the Mon river in the area of the present Duquesne Bridge, then followed Rt 837 to the area depicted in your video. looking at this area today, it's hard to believe that it was once virgin forest. It must have been beautiful.
+bjc97 Thanks for the comment. It is an interesting part of our history. I got most of my information from a recent book about Braddock's Road which is quite detailed about the route. Written by Norman Baker, published in 2013.
Remember the Mon River was much shallower and narrow back then. There are at least 3 locks and dams now up River.
Oh interesting point.
Thanks! Always been fascinated with the Colonial Wars. The French & Indian War in particular. So much great scholarship has come to light about Braddock's Defeat in recent years. Here in Massachusetts we had King Phillip's War in 1675. Our town of Scituate was attacked in April of 1676 by a war party of Narragansets. They burned several mills, shipyards and homesteads before being repulsed by townsmen defending a gristmill & garrison. Moving against the garrison-house, the war party passed through land now occupied by my parents. A section of their house dates to 1650 & survived the ensuing battle. It was looted but not burned. Other farms in the area were not so fortunate. The "old house" is really cool. It consists of one large fireplaced room and a "loft chamber" above, that's it. "First Period" 1620-1670 dwellings in eastern Massachusetts were seldom larger. Thanks again for the video!
Interesting. Thanks for the info.
Cool. I'm doing genealogy research and found my ancestor John S. Burnett was killed here on July 9, 1755.
Very interesting! I assume he had children before he died in battle? Are you from PA or elsewhere?
@@daejeon0607 yes his son Robert Bruce Burnett was born in 1754 and moved to Ohio. His son Thomas Burnett came out here to central Iowa and was buried in Ackworth in 1871. I'm the 6th generation of Iowan, we've been here at least 150 yrs.
Reading Daniel Boone by John Mack Faragher. Boone was a teamster and fled when the battle was going badly.
I have a 4th great grandfather James Taylor IV who was there as a wagoneer as well. He was 22 years old at the time.
really cool...thanks for sharing that.
So this where haytham kenway was interesting
My Scottish ancestor was in that battle
Mine was killed here John S. Burnett.
i read that the frrnch and indians came down out of the hillside......against the river........
The woods were always thick right by the steel mill....even in the 1970's the woods were thick and must of had great cover
Must have been right where the mill is....thenarrow part of hillside and river
Awesome
Ive walked every inch of that hillside
I wonder if you got to see the cemetary up the hill in N.braddock?
Alot of old tombstones
i truly believe that the lesson s that G.Washington experienced that year..he used against the British20 years later
Then ft.necessity was built...in Washington p.a.
Right? After the battle?
Real cool stuff
Fort necessity was built by George Washington before Braddock’s March. Is where the French envoy was killed by one of his native scouts, which effectively touched off the French and Indian/ seven years war.
It is also where Braddock died, and was buried in the road by Washington.
The burial site and the Fort Necessity battle site are located on US 40 outside of Farmington.
Of im correct
The battle was swift
11 mins
230 died
terrible that Gen. Braddock perished