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... Braddock arrived in Virginia February 20 , 1755 , with two picked regiments , and encamped at Alexandria . Thither Washington used to ride and look longingly at the pomp and glitter , and wish that he were engaged in the service ...
... Braddock arrived in Virginia February 20 , 1755 , with two picked regiments , and encamped at Alexandria . Thither Washington used to ride and look longingly at the pomp and glitter , and wish that he were engaged in the service ...
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... Braddock was a veteran soldier , a skilled disciplinarian , and a rigid martinet . He was nar- row - minded , brutal , and brave . He had led a fast life in society , indulging in coarse and violent dis- sipations , and was proud with ...
... Braddock was a veteran soldier , a skilled disciplinarian , and a rigid martinet . He was nar- row - minded , brutal , and brave . He had led a fast life in society , indulging in coarse and violent dis- sipations , and was proud with ...
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... Braddock turned to his young aide for the counsel which had already been proffered and rejected many times . Washington advised the division of the army , so that the main body could hurry forward in light marching order while a ...
... Braddock turned to his young aide for the counsel which had already been proffered and rejected many times . Washington advised the division of the army , so that the main body could hurry forward in light marching order while a ...
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... Braddock promise that he should be brought up before the army reached Fort Duquesne , and wrote to his friend Orme that he would not miss the impending battle for five hundred pounds . As soon as his fever abated a little he left Col ...
... Braddock promise that he should be brought up before the army reached Fort Duquesne , and wrote to his friend Orme that he would not miss the impending battle for five hundred pounds . As soon as his fever abated a little he left Col ...
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... Braddock was mortally wounded they broke in wild rout and fled . Of the regular troops , seven hundred , and of the officers , who showed the utmost bravery , sixty - two out of eighty - six , were killed or wounded . Two hundred ...
... Braddock was mortally wounded they broke in wild rout and fled . Of the regular troops , seven hundred , and of the officers , who showed the utmost bravery , sixty - two out of eighty - six , were killed or wounded . Two hundred ...
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