Braddock’s Blunders Drawing: The Costly Mistakes That Changed the Course
In the summer of 1755, during the early years of the French and Indian War, General Edward Braddock led a British expedition into the dense wilderness of North America. His mission was clear: capture Fort Duquesne, a French stronghold located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers modern-day Pittsburgh. However, what followed was…