Major General Edward Braddock

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Major General Edward Braddock

• 2 regiments of men builds Fort Cumberland 2,600
  men
• Washington serving without pay
• Braddock despised provincial troops and Indians

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300 axmen, road cut 12 ft wide, march line 4
miles long

• They moved approx. 3 miles a day
• by June 18th reached little meadow
• By July 7th reached Turtle Creek - about 8 miles
  from Fort Duquesne
• The French ambushed them at the ford in the river

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Braddock marched through the silent forest-
silence broken by whoops of savages

• Red coats good targets
• New form of welfare
• Braddock finally ordered retreat a bullet pierced
  his lung
• 66 officers killed 12-14 taken prisoners
• Bodies burned to death opposite the fort

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Washington takes over

• Braddock died July 18th 1755 and Washington has
  him buried in the road.
• Didnt want the body mutilated the
• Wagons pass over the grave

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Braddocks grave
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• Markers around the area

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Brigadier General John ForbesScotch, well bred,
commanded respect
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We must learn our art of war from the Indians

• Joined by Washington, Lt Col. Henry Bouquet
• Began June 1758
• Decided to cut a new road through Pennsylvania
• Reached Carlisle by July

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Forbes was very ill, had his troops build fort at
Raystown called Bedford
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Next post was on the Loyalhanna Creek 50 miles
from Ft. Duquesne

• Named the Fort Ligonier after the chief of his
  majestys armies
• In keeping with his methodical strategy, he
  decided to send a scouting party to Fort
  Duquesne. This seemingly sound military decision
  would lead to one of the bloodiest chapters in
  The Point's history.

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Major James Grant of the 77th Highland Regiment

• He was chosen to lead the scouting expedition.
  Under his command were 300 of his own 77th
  Highlanders, 100 of the 60th Royal American
  Regiment, 150 Virginia Provincials, 100 Maryland
  Provincials and 100 Pennsylvania Provincials
  along with an unspecified number of Native
  American scouts.

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• On September 13, Grant was prepared to spring his
  trap
• His plan began to crumble more with each passing
  moment. His troops were scattered and lost.
  Confusion ruled the day.
• Stupid move at 1/2 mile away has the piper play.
• Grants hill had the stigma the hump because
  for this ambush ( where the courthouse is now)

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Nov 18,1758

• 2,500 handpick men
• Forbes so ill carried on a litter between 2
  horses
• Center - Highlanders lead by Montgomery
• Right- Royal Americans by Bouquet
• Left - Provincials by Washington

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We walked passed the heads of our countrymen

• When they reached where the Fort should have
  been- smoldering ruins
• French retreated to Presque Isle and Venango
• Troops had not shelter until the next fort built

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Forbes named Pittsburgh 1758

• "Pittsbourgh Nov 25th 1758
• In honor of the Earl of Chatham William Pitt
• Leaves 200 Virginians there under the rule of
  Col. Mercer
• Forbes died in Philadelphia, March 14,1759

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Gen. John Stanwix (succeeds Forbes)

• Begins to build Fort Pitt
• Solid 5 sided building
• became one of the largest English strongholds in
  North America.
• never attacked by the French

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The Blockhouse The only structure that stands as
a reminder of Fort Pitt is Pittsburghs oldest
building, Bouquets Blockhouse.  Not only is the
building the oldest building Pittsburgh has to
offer, but the building is the oldest
authenticated structure west of the mountains.