Braddock's Defeat, 1755 .-- The English government now sent General Braddock with a small army of regular soldiers to Virginia.
Slowly and painfully Braddock marched westward.

Learning of his approach, the French and Indians left Fort Duquesne to draw him into ambush.

But the two forces came together before either party was prepared for battle.

For some time the contest was even, then the regulars broke and fled.

Braddock was fatally wounded.