In the summer of 1755, British General Edward Braddock set out from Williamsburg with an army of over 2,000 regulars and Virginia militia to expel the French from Ft. Duquesne, strategically located at the point where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers converge to form the Ohio River (the site of present-day Pittsburgh, PA). Braddock's great accomplishment was to blaze a road through dense forest, and subsequently move his troops, wagons, and artillery to within 40 miles of Ft. Duquesne. Braddock then split his force (on the advice of his aide-de-camp, a young George Washington), and sent a flying column ahead, which--after fording the Monongahela above Ft. Duquesne--was ambushed and virtually annihilated by a much smaller force of French and Indian fighters. Robert Matzen's When the Forest Ran Red engagingly tells the story of this military disaster, a defeat which did much to precipitate the French and Indian War. Rich in detail and primary source information, this would make an excellent addition to any social studies curriculum dealing with Colonial America, and would be of interest to general history buffs. Highly recommended. Aud: J, H, C, P. (P. Van Vleck)
When the Forest Ran Red
(2001) 59 min. $275. Carousel Film & Video. PPR. Color cover. ISBN: 1-56058-175-1. Volume 17, Issue 4
When the Forest Ran Red
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