Braddock at the Monongahela / Paul E. Kopperman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kopperman, Paul E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Braddock, Edward, 1695?-1755.

Braddock, Edward.

Monongahela, Battle of the, Pa., 1755.

Pennsylvania.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 pages) : portraits

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, [1977]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Intro

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-314) and index.

ISBN:

9780822972433

0822972433

OCLC:

1076649594