…In 1755, General Edward Braddock organized his fatal expedition against Fort Duquesne at Carlyle House in Alexandria. In April 1755, the governors of Virginia, and the Provinces of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New York met to determine upon concerted action against the French i...
General Edward Braddock (January 1695 13 July 1755) was a British soldier and commander-in-chief for North America during the actions at the start of the ...