Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . t 2,000 strong,British and provincials. On the banksof the Monongahela Braddock was de-feated and killed on July 9, and the ex-pedition was ruined. Washington was a lieutenant-colonelunder Braddock in the expedition againstFort Duquesne, in 1755, and in that of1758. In the former he was chiefly in-strumental in saving a portion of theBritish and provincial troops from utterdestruction. At the battle near the Mo-nongahela, where Braddock was killed, ev-ery officer but Washington w
Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . t 2,000 strong,British and provincials. On the banksof the Monongahela Braddock was de-feated and killed on July 9, and the ex-pedition was ruined. Washington was a lieutenant-colonelunder Braddock in the expedition againstFort Duquesne, in 1755, and in that of1758. In the former he was chiefly in-strumental in saving a portion of theBritish and provincial troops from utterdestruction. At the battle near the Mo-nongahela, where Braddock was killed, ev-ery officer but Washington was slain orwounded; and he, alone, led the surviv-ors on a safe retreat. He was not injuredduring the battle. To his mother hewrote: I luckily escaped unhurt,though I had four bullets through mycoat, and two horses shot under his brother he wrote: By the all-powerful dispensation of Providence, Ihave been protected beyond all humanprobability or expectation. Death waslevelling my companions on every Indian chief, who, fifteen years after-wards, travelled a long way to see Wash- DUQUESNE—DtTKAND. CAPTUUB OF FOKT DUQUIiSNK. ington when hewas in Ohio, saidhe had singled himout for death, anddirected his fellowsto do the fired more thana dozen fair shotsat him, but couldnot hit him. Wefelt, said thechief, that someManitou guardedyour life, and thatyou could not bekilled. The expedition of1758wascom-manded by Forbes, whohad about 9,000men at his dis-posal at FortCuinberland andEaystown. Theseincluded Virginia troops under Colonel Washington, the Forbes intended to propose an abandon-Eoyal Americans from South Carolina, luent of the enterprise, when threeand an auxiliary force of Cherokee Ind- prisoners gave information of the ex-ians. Sickness and perversity of will treme weakness of the French garrison,and judgment on the part of Forbes Washington was immediately sent for-caused delays almost fatal to the expedi- ward, and the whole army prepared t
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