Title On campaign against Fort Duquesne : the Braddock and Forbes Expeditions, 1755/1758, through the experiences of quartermaster Sir John St. Clair / Douglas R. Cubbison

Published Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Redcoats in Virginia: Introduction to the Braddock Expedition -- 1. "A mad sort of Fool": Sir John St. Clair, Infantry Officer, Before 1754 -- 2. "An officer of distinction, who aids and assists the general": The Staff of Braddock's Expedition -- 3. "I have done every thing in my power to facilitate their march to the Allegany Mountains": Organization of the Movement to Fort Cumberland, January-March 1755 -- 4. "The roads begin to be very indifferent": Movement from Alexandria to Fort Cumberland -- 5. "We pursued our route through a desolate country": Movement to Fort Duquesne -- 6. "Amongst the first that were wounded": Battle of Monongahela and Retreat -- 7. Mountains, Wagons and Whiskey: Sir John St. Clair's Participation in the Forbes Campaign, 1758 -- 8. "Sir John's long illness": Sir John St. Clair, 1759-1767 -- 9. "A Lyon Rampant": Conclusions -- Appendix A: Sir John St. Clair's Braddock Campaign Letterbook -- Appendix B: Sir John St. Clair's Chronology, October 1754-September 1755 -- Appendix C: Catalogue of Sir John St. Clair's Letterbook During the Braddock Expedition -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Summary "During the Seven Years' War, Sir John St. Clair served as Deputy Quartermaster General with British General Edward Braddock's disastrous campaign to capture Fort Duquesne at the Forks of the Ohio in 1755. St. Clair had great responsibilities during the campaign and was the first Deputy Quartermaster General in North America's history"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject St. Clair, John, -1767. SUBJECT St. Clair, John, -1767 fast Subject Braddock's Campaign, 1755. Forbes Expedition against Fort Duquesne, Pa., 1758. Braddock's Campaign, 1755 -- Sources Forbes Expedition against Fort Duquesne, Pa., 1758 -- Sources Quartermasters -- Great Britain -- Biography Quartermasters -- Great Britain -- Correspondence HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. Military campaigns Quartermasters SUBJECT United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 -- Campaigns. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140138 Subject Pennsylvania Great Britain United States Genre/Form Biographies History Personal correspondence Sources Form Electronic book ISBN 9781476621135 1476621136

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