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Major
General Edward Braddock
General in Chief of His Majesty's Forces in North America |
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Panorama of the Field of Battle on the Monongahela, July 5, 1755 from Grand View Golf Course
Advance party met French around apartment building marked on right as "First Contact" then the forward parties fell back on the advancing main body somewhere under the arrow marked "Main Battle" on this side of the river in area hidden by trees just beyond the parking lot. Fort Duquesne at the Forks of the Ohio is about 7-8 miles distant.

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updated: July 10, 2005
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Edwards Foundation 2004
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