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Braddock Road (other)
Braddock Road has the following meanings: *Braddock Road (Braddock expedition), the road in Maryland and Pennsylvania laid out by the Braddock expedition, including: **Maryland Route 49, a state highway in Allegany County, Maryland *Braddock Road (Northern Virginia), signed as State Route 620 (Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, Virginia), State Route 620 *Braddock Road (Alexandria, Virginia) **Braddock Road (Washington Metro), a subway station in Alexandria, Virginia See also * Braddock (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braddock Road (Braddock Expedition)
The Braddock Road was a military road built in 1755 in what was then British America and is now the United States. It was the first improved road to cross the barrier of the successive ridgelines of the Appalachian Mountains. It was constructed by troops of Virginia militia and British regulars commanded by General Edward Braddock of the Coldstream Guards, part of an expedition to conquer the Ohio Country from the French at the beginning of the French and Indian War, the North American portion of the Seven Years' War. George Washington was an aide-de-camp to General Braddock (one of his favorites) who accompanied the expedition. The expedition gave him his first field military experience along with other American military officers. A number of these men would profit from this experience during the Revolutionary War. Construction In 1755, Braddock was sent to remove the French from Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh). Starting from Fort Cumberland, General Braddock ordered 600 men, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
