![]() | Ill Starred General: Braddock of the Coldstream Guards Subjects: Braddock Edward 1695?–1755; Great Britain. Army -- Biography; Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography; Great Britain -- History Military -- 18th century; Braddock’s Campaign 1755; United States -- History -- French and Indian War 1755–1763 -- Campaign; A rare combination of documented fact and good storytelling , Ill-Starred General is the biography of a much maligned man from one of history's most vital eras. The career of Edward Braddock began during the court intrigues of Queen Anne and George I, gained momentum in continental military campaigns in the early 1750s, and ended abruptly in the rout of his American army near present-day Pittsburgh in 1755. This highly acclaimed biography reveals the man--and the politics--behind his defeat, one of the major setbacks to British imperial power in the American colonies. |
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