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Braddock's Defeat : the Battle of the Monongahela and the road to revolution /

On July 9, 1755, British and colonial troops under the command of General Edward Braddock suffered a crushing defeat to French and Native American enemy forces in Ohio Country. Known as the Battle of the Monongahela, the loss altered the trajectory of the Seven Years' War in America, escalating...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Preston, David L. (David Lee), 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Series:Pivotal moments in American history.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:On July 9, 1755, British and colonial troops under the command of General Edward Braddock suffered a crushing defeat to French and Native American enemy forces in Ohio Country. Known as the Battle of the Monongahela, the loss altered the trajectory of the Seven Years' War in America, escalating the fighting and shifting the balance of power. An unprecedented rout of a modern and powerful British army by a predominantly Indian force, Monongahela shocked the colonial world--and also planted the first seeds of an independent American consciousness. The culmination of a failed attempt to capture F.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199845330
0199845336