Edward Braddock Military person

General Edward Braddock (January 1695 – 13 July 1755) was a British officer and commander-in-chief for the 13 colonies during the actions at the start of the French and Indian War (1754–1765) which is also known in Europe as the Seven Years' War (1756–1763). He is generally best remembered for his command of a disastrous expedition against the French-occupied Ohio Country then in western Virginia or Pennsylvania (depending on which Royal grants) in 1755, in which he lost his life.

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Date of death	July 13, 1755
Place of death	Battle of Fort Necessity

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military operations	French and Indian War War of the Austrian Succession Battle of the Monongahela
military branch	British Army
military command	Expedition to Fort Duquesne
military unit	Coldstream Guards
service start	1710
service end	1755