Braddock Expedition

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British military operation event in the French and Indian War military campaign

The Braddock Expedition was a 1755 British military campaign during the French and Indian War, led by General Edward Braddock in an unsuccessful attempt to capture Fort Duquesne from the French.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Braddock Expedition canonical	12
Braddock’s Defeat	2
1755 Braddock Expedition	1
Braddock expedition	1
Braddock's Defeat	1
Braddock’s Expedition	1
Braddock’s campaign	1
British expedition to the Ohio Country under George Washington	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British military operation ⓘ event in the French and Indian War ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Braddock Expedition ⓘ surface form: Braddock’s Defeat Braddock Expedition ⓘ surface form: Braddock’s campaign
battle	Battle of the Monongahela ⓘ
belligerent	British America ⓘ France ⓘ New France ⓘ surface form: French Canada Great Britain ⓘ Native American allies of France ⓘ
casualties	high British and colonial casualties ⓘ
causeOfFailure	ambush in dense forest near the Monongahela River ⓘ inflexible European-style tactics in wilderness terrain ⓘ underestimation of French and Native American forces ⓘ
commander	Edward Braddock ⓘ
constructed	Braddock’s Road ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBattleOfTheMonongahela	1755-07-09 ⓘ
deathDateOfEdwardBraddock	1755-07-13 ⓘ
endDate	1755-07 ⓘ
involvedPerson	Charles Lee ⓘ Daniel Boone ⓘ George Washington ⓘ Horatio Gates ⓘ Jean Monceau (Beaujeu) ⓘ Thomas Dunbar ⓘ Thomas Gage ⓘ
killed	Edward Braddock ⓘ
leader	Edward Braddock ⓘ
legacy	contributed to George Washington’s military experience ⓘ exposed vulnerability of British forces in North America ⓘ influenced later British frontier warfare tactics ⓘ
location	Ohio Country ⓘ near present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
namedAfter	Edward Braddock ⓘ
objective	capture Fort Duquesne ⓘ
opponentCommander	Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu ⓘ Jean-Daniel Dumas ⓘ
partOf	French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ surface form: French and Indian War Seven Years' War ⓘ surface form: Seven Years’ War
predecessorEvent	Jumonville affair ⓘ
relatedTo	Fort Duquesne ⓘ
result	British defeat ⓘ French and Native American victory ⓘ
route	from Alexandria, Virginia toward Fort Duquesne ⓘ through Maryland and Pennsylvania ⓘ
startDate	1755-04 ⓘ
theater	French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ surface form: North American theater of the Seven Years’ War
year	1755 ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

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

Horatio Gates → participantIn → Braddock Expedition ⓘ

Fort Necessity National Battlefield → significantEvent → Braddock Expedition ⓘ

Braddock Expedition → alsoKnownAs → Braddock Expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Braddock’s campaign

Braddock Expedition → alsoKnownAs → Braddock Expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Braddock’s Defeat

Braddock’s Battlefield History Center → hasExhibitTheme → Braddock Expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1755 Braddock Expedition

Braddock’s Battlefield History Center → topic → Braddock Expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Braddock’s Defeat

Edward Braddock → notableWork → Braddock Expedition ⓘ

French and Indian War (as part of British America) → significantEvent → Braddock Expedition ⓘ

subject surface form: French and Indian War

Braddock’s Grave → relatedEvent → Braddock Expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Braddock’s Expedition

Pennsylvania frontier → conflict → Braddock Expedition ⓘ

Battle of Fort Necessity → followedBy → Braddock Expedition ⓘ

Fort Duquesne → notableEvent → Braddock Expedition ⓘ

Thomas Dunbar → notableWork → Braddock Expedition ⓘ

Thomas Dunbar → participatedIn → Braddock Expedition ⓘ

Braddock’s Road → associatedWith → Braddock Expedition ⓘ

Jumonville affair → precededBy → Braddock Expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: British expedition to the Ohio Country under George Washington

Battle of the Monongahela → alsoKnownAs → Braddock Expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Braddock's Defeat

Battle of the Monongahela → campaign → Braddock Expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Braddock expedition

Jean Monceau (Beaujeu) → participatedIn → Braddock Expedition ⓘ

Jean Monceau (Beaujeu) → conflict → Braddock Expedition ⓘ