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The '''Battle of the Monongahela''' was a battle that took place on 9 July 1755 between [[British Army|British forces]] led by General [[Edward Braddock]] and [[French Army|French troops]] led by {{Wiki|Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu}}<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Battle of the Monongahela}}</ref> and aided by a party of Native Americans led by the [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Templar]] [[Haytham Kenway]] and [[Kaniehtí:io]] of the [[Kanien'kehá:ka]].<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Death of the Dog]]</ref> The ambush led to Braddock's death and marked the end of the [[Braddock Expedition]].<ref name="III">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref> | The '''Battle of the Monongahela''' was a battle that took place on 9 July 1755 between [[British Army|British forces]] led by General [[Edward Braddock]] and [[French Army|French troops]] led by {{Wiki|Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu}}<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Battle of the Monongahela}}</ref> and aided by a party of Native Americans led by the [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Templar]] [[Haytham Kenway]] and [[Kaniehtí:io]] of the [[Kanien'kehá:ka]].<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Death of the Dog]]</ref> The ambush led to Braddock's death and marked the end of the [[Braddock Expedition]].<ref name="III">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref> | ||
While crossing the {{Wiki|Monongahela River}},<ref name="George notebook">[[George Washington's notebook]]: "15th July 1755"</ref> hoping to reach and conquer [[Fort Duquesne]],<ref name="Initiates"/> Braddock's forces were surprised by the French and their allies. The British strategy of using {{Wiki|line infantry}} in squad formation to deliver {{Wiki|volley fire}} proved to be completely useless in such wooded terrain, with their forces being massacred: out of 1,600 men, 456 had been killed before Braddock's aide-de-camp Colonel [[George Washington]] organised their retreat. During the battle, Washington himself was hit by four bullets and had two [[horse]]s die under him but survived mostly unscathed,<ref name="George notebook"/> a fact that led a {{Wiki|sachem}} to prophesize Washington would become "the leader of the nations".<ref name="Wabash">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]] – [[Legacy of the Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Battle of the Wabash]]</ref> | While crossing the {{Wiki|Monongahela River}},<ref name="George notebook">[[George Washington's notebook]]: "15th July 1755"</ref> hoping to reach and conquer [[Fort Duquesne]],<ref name="Initiates"/> Braddock's forces were surprised by the French and their allies. The long-trusted British strategy of using {{Wiki|line infantry}} in squad formation to deliver {{Wiki|volley fire}} proved to be completely useless in such wooded terrain, with their forces being massacred: out of 1,600 men, 456 had been killed before Braddock's aide-de-camp Colonel [[George Washington]] organised their retreat. During the battle, Washington himself was hit by four bullets and had two [[horse]]s die under him but survived mostly unscathed,<ref name="George notebook"/> a fact that led a {{Wiki|sachem}} to prophesize Washington would become "the leader of the nations".<ref name="Wabash">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]] – [[Legacy of the Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Battle of the Wabash]]</ref> | ||
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The Battle of the Monongahela was a battle that took place on 9 July 1755 between British forces led by General Edward Braddock and French troops led by Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu[1] and aided by a party of Native Americans led by the British Templar Haytham Kenway and Kaniehtí:io of the Kanien'kehá:ka.[2] The ambush led to Braddock's death and marked the end of the Braddock Expedition.[3]
While crossing the Monongahela River,[4] hoping to reach and conquer Fort Duquesne,[2] Braddock's forces were surprised by the French and their allies. The long-trusted British strategy of using line infantry in squad formation to deliver volley fire proved to be completely useless in such wooded terrain, with their forces being massacred: out of 1,600 men, 456 had been killed before Braddock's aide-de-camp Colonel George Washington organised their retreat. During the battle, Washington himself was hit by four bullets and had two horses die under him but survived mostly unscathed,[4] a fact that led a sachem to prophesize Washington would become "the leader of the nations".[5]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed III (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Forsaken
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game – Legacy of the Brotherhood (mentioned only)
References
- ↑
Battle of the Monongahela on Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Database: Death of the Dog
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – The Braddock Expedition
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 George Washington's notebook: "15th July 1755"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game – Legacy of the Brotherhood – The Battle of the Wabash