french and indian war

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Site of Washington’s ‘friendly fire’ incident located in Pennsylvania

Archaeologists in western Pennsylvania have identified the site of a tragic episode during the North American conflict known as the French and Indian War (1754-1763). On the evening of 12 November 1758, two Virginia regiments, led by Lieutenant Colonel George…

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War Classics: Crucible of War

Venturing beyond the ultimate British victory in North America, Anderson delves into parallel conflicts in Europe, Africa, the Caribbean, and India, as well as a subsequent uprising by Native Americans in Pontiac’s War of 1763

ABOVE Major General Edward Braddock (1695 1755). A British Army veteran of 45 years’ service, Braddock was too arrogant to take proper account of the exceptional nature of warfare in the American wilderness.

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Debacle in the wilderness: Braddock at Monongahela

‘A volley fired by a young Virginian in the backwoods of America set the world on fire.’ That was the judgement of Horace Walpole. Fred Chiaventone tells the story.