Braddock's March: How the Man Sent to Seize a Continent Changed American History by Thomas E. Crocker

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Benjamin G Scharff

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The defeat of General Edward Braddock on the banks of the Monongahela River in July of 1755 remains one of the most devastating defeats of Anglo American arms on the continent of North America. It was also entirely unexpected. So confident had Philadelphians been that the city had already prepared a fireworks display in anticipation of Braddock's certain victory. The unimaginable defeat has proven so mystifying that modern historians have perpetually sought to comprehend what occurred on that hot July day. Thomas E. Crocker's  Braddock's March: How the Man Sent to Seize a Continent Changed American History represents a new installment in the franchise. Although the author does tell the story of Braddock's ill-fated endeavor, Crocker's analysis focuses, as the title clearly indicates, on the longer-lasting effects of the campaign.

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