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|name = The Braddock Expedition | |name = The Braddock Expedition | ||
|date = July 1755 | |date = July 1755 | ||
|result = *Templar and Native American | |result = *Templar, French and Native American victory | ||
|side1 = *[[Templars|Templar Order]] | |side1 = *[[Templars|Templar Order]] | ||
*[[French Army]] | |||
*Native tribes: | *Native tribes: | ||
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|commanders2 = *[[Edward Braddock]] | |commanders2 = *[[Edward Braddock]] | ||
*[[George Washington]] | *[[George Washington]] | ||
|forces1 = *Unspecified number of Natives | |forces1 = *Unspecified number of Natives and French | ||
*6 Templars | *6 Templars | ||
|forces2 = *2100 British Regulars and militia | |forces2 = *2100 British Regulars and militia | ||
*10 cannons | *10 cannons | ||
|casual1 = *Unspecified number of Natives | |casual1 = *Unspecified number of Natives and French | ||
|casual2 = *Edward Braddock | |casual2 = *Edward Braddock | ||
*500+ killed | *500+ killed | ||
*450+ wounded}} | *450+ wounded}} | ||
The '''Braddock Expedition''', or '''Braddock's Defeat''', was the name given to the expedition led by [[Edward Braddock]], during the [[French and Indian War]]. This expedition aimed to capture the [[France|French]] [[Fort Duquesne]], in an attempt to expand the territory controlled by the British Crown. However, these efforts ended in disaster when a party of Native Americans | The '''Braddock Expedition''', or '''Braddock's Defeat''', was the name given to the expedition led by [[Edward Braddock]], during the [[French and Indian War]]. This expedition aimed to capture the [[France|French]] [[Fort Duquesne]], in an attempt to expand the territory controlled by the British Crown. However, these efforts ended in disaster when the [[French Army]], aided by a party of Native Americans led by the [[Templars|Templar]] [[Haytham Kenway]], ambushed and decimated the British formation, killing Braddock in the process. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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The Braddock Expedition, or Braddock's Defeat, was the name given to the expedition led by Edward Braddock, during the French and Indian War. This expedition aimed to capture the French Fort Duquesne, in an attempt to expand the territory controlled by the British Crown. However, these efforts ended in disaster when the French Army, aided by a party of Native Americans led by the Templar Haytham Kenway, ambushed and decimated the British formation, killing Braddock in the process.
Background
Prior to the expedition, the French and British forces were in discussions for a possible truce. Rather stubbornly, the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in the colonies, Edward Braddock, refused the offer and planned an expedition to defeat the French once and for all. He claimed that the French would only temporarily abide by the peace treaty, breaking it whenever they had an advantage, and so he drew up plans to capture Fort Duquesne. A copy of these plans were stolen by the Templar Haytham Kenway, in preparation for his ambush on Braddock's army.
Braddock's Defeat
In July 1755, Braddock began the march to the Fort with nearly 2000 men, and lots of artillery. To try and maintain the element of surprise, Braddock marched his men through the thick forest, foolishly believing that no one would detect them there.
Haytham's party of Templars and Natives arrived at a point very close to the marching force and prepared their ambush, during which Haytham stole the attire of a Redcoat soldier in an attempt to sneak up on Braddock. When he had Braddock at the end of his pistol barrel, the Natives launched their attack, though at the same time, a French scout sped his horse towards Braddock.
In the ensuing confusion, Charles Lee killed the French soldier, panicking Braddock and causing him to notice Haytham. Braddock then fled towards the river with the Templar in close pursuit, and George Washington killed Haytham's horse in an attempt to aid his commanding officer's escape. Despite this, Kaniehtí:io knocked Washington off his horse and pinned him to the ground with a knife to his neck, giving Haytham the time to chase down and kill Braddock.
As a result of the expedition, a large part of Braddock's forces were decimated during the battle, with at least one French and unspecified Native American casualties.
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