Braddock’s Road
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Braddock’s Road was an 18th-century military route cut through the wilderness of what is now Maryland and Pennsylvania to move British troops and supplies during the French and Indian War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Braddock’s Road canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century road
ⓘ
historic military road ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 110 miles ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Battle of the Monongahela
ⓘ
Braddock Expedition ⓘ |
| builder |
British soldiers
ⓘ
colonial militia ⓘ |
| builtFor |
British Army
ⓘ
Major General Edward Braddock’s expedition ⓘ |
| conflict |
French and Indian War (as part of British America)
ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
|
| connects |
Ohio Valley region
ⓘ
surface form:
Ohio River valley
Potomac River region ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1755 ⓘ |
| country | British America ⓘ |
| crosses | Allegheny Mountains ⓘ |
| endPoint | vicinity of Fort Duquesne ⓘ |
| follows | Native American trails ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | partly preserved as historic route ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | colonial America ⓘ |
| inception | mid-18th century ⓘ |
| influenced | later transportation routes in the region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maryland
ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | Edward Braddock ⓘ |
| partOf |
French and Indian War (as part of British America)
ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
|
| significance | opened interior of Maryland and Pennsylvania to later settlement ⓘ |
| startPoint | Fort Cumberland ⓘ |
| terrain |
Appalachia
ⓘ
surface form:
Appalachian wilderness
|
| use |
military logistics
ⓘ
supply transport ⓘ troop movement ⓘ |
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