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| Keywords: Braddockmap2.jpg en Sketch of the Battle of the Monongahela 1755 <br>A Sketch of the Field of Battle c shewing the Disposition of the Troops about 2 a Clock when the whole of the main Body had joined the advanced and Working Partys then beat back from the Ground they occupied as in Plan No 1 Explanation a The French and Indians skulking behind Trees round the Brittish f The two Field Pieces of the advanced Party now abandoned c d e h i k m n q The whole Body of the British joined with little or no order but endeavouring to make Fronts towards the Enemys Fire 1 the three 12 pounder Field Pieces of the main Body o The rear Field Piece 12 pounder p The Rear Guard divided round the rear of the Convoy now closed up behind Trees having been attacked by a few Indians N B The Disposition on both sides continued about two hours nearly as here represented the British endeavouring to recover the Guns f and to gain the Hill s to no purpose It was proposed to take possession of this Hill before the Indians did but unhappily it was neglected The British were at length beat from the Guns 1 The General was wounded soon after They were lastly beat back accross the Hollow way r and made no farther Stand All the Artillery Ammunition Provision Baggage were left in the Enemys Hands and the General was with difficulty carryed off The whole Action continued about three hours and a half The Retreat was full of Confusion but after a few Miles there was a Body got to rally ~ 1755 Stanley M Pargellis http //www archive org/stream/militaryaffairsi00cumb page/115/mode/2up Military Affairs in North America 1748-1765 Selected Documents from the Cumberland Papers in Windsor Castle D Appleton-Century Co New York und London 1936 Page 115 Patrick Mackellar engineer en second on Braddock's expedition PD-old-100 Maps of the Battle of the Monongahela Maps of Pittsburgh Edward Braddock Uploaded with UploadWizard | ||||
