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cides to divide his army, 111; advances from Little Crossings with flying column, 111; Indians not supplied to, 112–114; arrives at the Youghiogheny River, 115; arrives at Turtle Creek, 117; scripture cited to justify victory of, 118; subscriptions started to celebrate victory of, 119; ballad celebrating expected victory of, 119; arrives at Monongahela River, 120; plan of Beaujeu to delay, 121; Beaujeu chooses spot for entrapping Braddock, 123; caution of, 124; defeat of, 124–131; topography explains the defeat of, 126–128; mortality at defeat of, 130; wounded, 130; retreats, 131; last hours of, 133; location of graves of, 133–134; view of, frontispiece; effect of the defeat of, 135; mutinous condition of troops under, 145–146; diet of troops under, 149–152; rumored retreat of, 156–157; Indians of, defeated by French Indians, 163; British officer describes defeat of, 165; route of army between Alexandria and Cumberland, 179–182; friends chosen by, in America, 211; Washington searches for grave of, 211; willow slip from St. Helena planted beside grave of, 212; Pontiac present at defeat of, 5, 171.

  • Braddock, Fanny, death of, 4, 37.
  • Braddock Fields, topography of, 4, 125.
  • Braddock Run House, 10, 160.