Edward Braddock

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British Army officer general human

Edward Braddock was an 18th-century British Army general best known for his disastrous defeat during the French and Indian War near present-day Pittsburgh.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Edward Braddock canonical	14
Braddock	1
British General Edward Braddock	1
General Edward Braddock	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army officer ⓘ general ⓘ human ⓘ
allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
appointed	Commander-in-Chief in North America in 1754 ⓘ
associatedWith	Fort Duquesne ⓘ Pittsburgh region ⓘ
burialPlace	near the road his army built in Pennsylvania ⓘ
causeOfDeath	battle wounds ⓘ
commanded	British forces in the Braddock Expedition ⓘ expedition against Fort Duquesne ⓘ
conflict	French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ surface form: French and Indian War War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1695 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1755-07-13 ⓘ
era	18th century ⓘ
familyName	Edward Braddock self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Braddock
givenName	Edward ⓘ
hasCause	historical reputation for overconfidence in European tactics in North American wilderness warfare ⓘ
hasHonor	Braddock Road named in his memory ⓘ Braddock, Pennsylvania named after him ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	died of wounds ⓘ
militaryBranch	British Army ⓘ
militaryRank	major general ⓘ
militaryUnit	Coldstream Guards ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of the Monongahela ⓘ
notableFor	defeat near present-day Pittsburgh ⓘ failed expedition against Fort Duquesne ⓘ
notableStudentOrSubordinate	George Washington ⓘ
notableWork	Braddock Expedition ⓘ
occupation	soldier ⓘ
participantIn	Battle of the Monongahela ⓘ siege operations in the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Kingdom of England ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London
placeOfDeath	British America ⓘ near Great Meadows, Pennsylvania ⓘ
positionHeld	Commander-in-Chief, British forces in North America ⓘ
promotedToRank	major general in 1754 ⓘ
servedUnder	George II of Great Britain ⓘ surface form: King George II of Great Britain
sexOrGender	male ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Braddock, Pennsylvania → namedAfter → Edward Braddock ⓘ

Commander-in-Chief, North America → hasNotableCommander → Edward Braddock ⓘ

Braddock Expedition → namedAfter → Edward Braddock ⓘ

Braddock Expedition → leader → Edward Braddock ⓘ

Braddock Expedition → commander → Edward Braddock ⓘ

Braddock Expedition → killed → Edward Braddock ⓘ

Carlyle House → associatedWith → Edward Braddock ⓘ

this entity surface form: British General Edward Braddock

Edward Braddock → familyName → Edward Braddock self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Braddock

French and Indian War (as part of British America) → commander → Edward Braddock ⓘ

subject surface form: French and Indian War

Braddock’s Grave → commemorates → Edward Braddock ⓘ

Braddock’s Grave → hasGraveOf → Edward Braddock ⓘ

Braddock’s Grave → namedAfter → Edward Braddock ⓘ

Fort Duquesne → attackedBy → Edward Braddock ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Edward Braddock

Braddock’s Road → namedAfter → Edward Braddock ⓘ

Battle of the Monongahela → commander → Edward Braddock ⓘ

Battle of the Monongahela → notableParticipant → Edward Braddock ⓘ

Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu → opponent → Edward Braddock ⓘ