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A selection of documents on the battles of Fort Necessity and Braddock's Campaign, along with background on French and English relations as well as their interactions with the Native American tribes of the northeastern colonies in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Originally digitized to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Necessity.
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175th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Braddock, Braddock, Pennsylvania, July 8th and 9th, 1930. Official programme.
175th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Braddock, Braddock, Pennsylvania, July 8th and 9th, 1930. Official programme.
Braddock's campaign, 1755, Fort Necessity, Battle of, Pa., 1754, Battlefields--Pennsylvania
Title page and pages 04-24 of the commemorative booklet from the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Braddock, of which the conflict at Fort Necessity, Pa. was a preliminary. Includes details on the Fort Necessity, Pa. and Great Meadows, Pa. battles, maps of the Braddock battlefield, and illustrations.
General history of the late war: containing its rise, progress, and event, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. By the Rev. John Entick, M.A. and other gentlemen.
General history of the late war: containing its rise, progress, and event, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. By the Rev. John Entick, M.A. and other gentlemen.
Seven years' war, 1756-1763, Fort Necessity, Battle of, Pa., 1754, Fort Necessity National Battlefield (Pa.).
Includes pages 97-113, the section on Fort Necessity and the battles in the area around 1754.
Life and times of General Washington / by Cyrus R. Edmonds. 2nd ed.
Life and times of General Washington / by Cyrus R. Edmonds. 2nd ed.
Jumonville, Joseph Couion de Villiers, sieur de, 1718-1754, Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770, Braddock, Edward, 1695?-1755, Fort Necessity, Battle of, Pa., 1754, Washington's Expedition to the Ohio, 2nd, 1754, Ohio River Valley -- History -- To 1795, Braddock's Campaign, 1755, Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763., Washington, George, 1732-1799
Selections from volume 02, pages 08-69. George Washington's expedition to the new fort on the Monongahela, including the background behind Virginia Governor Robert Dinwiddie decision to send him. Continues through Washington's Ohio Expedition, including the Battle of Fort Necessity, Pa. and Braddock's Campaign and defeat, as well as its aftermath, to 1758 and the end of the French and Indian War. Includes background of the conflict and numerous letters to and from the participants.
New light on Washington's Fort Necessity : a report on the archeological explorations at Fort Necessity National Battlefield Site / by J.C. Harrington.
New light on Washington's Fort Necessity : a report on the archeological explorations at Fort Necessity National Battlefield Site / by J.C. Harrington.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Pennsylvania -- Fayette County, Fort Necessity, Battle of, Pa., 1754, Fort Necessity National Battlefield (Pa.) -- Antiquities, Fayette County (Pa.) -- Antiquities.
A report on the excavations around the old Fort Necessity, revealing new findings on both the fort itself and the battles around it.
Pensylvanische Berichte,oder, Sammlung wichter Nachricten aus dem Natur-und Kirchen-Reich.
Pensylvanische Berichte,oder, Sammlung wichter Nachricten aus dem Natur-und Kirchen-Reich.
Washington, George, 1732-1799, Fort Necessity, Battle of, Pa., 1754, Newspapers -- German language, Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia County -- Philadelphia, Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia County -- Germantown, Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Germantown.
A German language newspaper published in Germantown, Pa., now a suburb of Philadelphia. This issue includes coverage of the battle at Fort Necessity, near modern day Pittsburgh, Pa.
Washington's first campaign, death of Jumonville, and the taking of Fort Necessity; also, Braddock's defeat; the march of the unfortunate general explained by a distinguished historian, traced on the gound by civil engineer, and exhibited on a neat and ac
Washington's first campaign, death of Jumonville, and the taking of Fort Necessity; also, Braddock's defeat; the march of the unfortunate general explained by a distinguished historian, traced on the gound by civil engineer, and exhibited on a neat and accurate map, prepared under his direction. The whole arranged by Neville b. Carig.
Braddock, Edward, 1695?-1755, Pittsburgh (Pa.). Wright and Carlton. 1848, Fort Necessity, Battle of, Pa., 1754, Washington's Expedition to the Ohio, 2nd, 1754, Braddock's Campaign, 1755.
The section of the volume, pages 07-09, on the defeat of General Edward Braddock, and his fatal injuries sustained during the battle near Great Meadows, Pa, part of the series of battles around Fort Necessity, Pa..