Battle of the Monongahela

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The Battle of the Monongahela was a major 1755 French and Indian War engagement near present-day Pittsburgh in which British forces under General Edward Braddock were disastrously defeated by a smaller French and Native American force, shaping early colonial perceptions of frontier warfare.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Wilderness ⓘ
Braddock's Defeat ⓘ
linked to: Braddock Expedition
belligerent British America ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Native American allies of Britain ⓘ
Native American allies of France ⓘ
New France ⓘ
campaign Braddock expedition ⓘ
linked to: Braddock Expedition
casualtiesAndLosses heavy British casualties ⓘ
light French and Native American casualties ⓘ
commander Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu ⓘ
Edward Braddock ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ
Jean-Daniel Dumas ⓘ
conflict French and Indian War ⓘ
countryAtTime British America ⓘ
New France ⓘ
date 1755-07-09 ⓘ
followedBy continued French control of the Ohio Valley ⓘ
front North American theater of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
historicalSignificance enhanced George Washington's military reputation ⓘ
exposed weaknesses of European linear tactics in North American forests ⓘ
shaped colonial perceptions of frontier warfare ⓘ
involvedForce British regular troops ⓘ
Canadian militia ⓘ
French regular troops ⓘ
Native American warriors ⓘ
colonial militia ⓘ
location Monongahela River ⓘ
near Fort Duquesne ⓘ
near present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
notableEvent mortally wounding of General Edward Braddock ⓘ
notableParticipant Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu ⓘ
Edward Braddock ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ
Jean-Daniel Dumas ⓘ
partOf Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy British advance toward Fort Duquesne ⓘ
region Ohio Country ⓘ
result decisive French and Native American victory ⓘ
riverCrossed Monongahela River ⓘ
strategicObjective capture of Fort Duquesne ⓘ
tacticalCharacteristic ambush of British column ⓘ
use of woodland fighting tactics ⓘ
year 1755 ⓘ

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Braddock Expedition → battle → Battle of the Monongahela ⓘ
Braddock’s Battlefield History Center → focusesOn → Battle of the Monongahela ⓘ
Braddock’s Battlefield History Center → namedAfter → Battle of the Monongahela battlefield near Braddock ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Monongahela
Edward Braddock → notableEvent → Battle of the Monongahela ⓘ
Edward Braddock → participantIn → Battle of the Monongahela ⓘ
Military history of New France → hasPart → Battle of Fort Duquesne ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Monongahela
French and Indian War → significantEvent → Battle of the Monongahela ⓘ
Braddock’s Road → associatedWith → Battle of the Monongahela ⓘ
Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu → notableEvent → Battle of the Monongahela ⓘ
Mishikinakwa → conflict → Battle of the Monongahela ⓘ
Braddock’s Council of War → followedBy → Battle of the Monongahela ⓘ
Fourth Indian War → significantEvent → Battle of the Monongahela ⓘ