Douglas R. Cubbison

On Campaign Against Fort Duquesne

The Braddock and Forbes Expeditions, 1755-1758, through the Experiences of Quartermaster Sir John St. Clair

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Produktbeschreibung

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. History has laid a litany of blame at Braddock's feet: he was old, slow, logistically naive, a martinet poorly versed in tactics, uninterested in his soldiers' welfare and unwilling to cooperate with the colonists. Based on a new transcription of St. Clair's correspondence, this comprehensive study of Braddock's logistics offers a radical reinterpretation of the general and his campaign. The author also presents an examination of St. Clair's role as quartermaster during Brigadier General John Forbes' subsequent and successful campaign against Fort Duquesne in 1758.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 442g
• ISBN-13: 9780786497836
• ISBN-10: 0786497831
• Artikelnr.: 42026493

Autorenporträt

Douglas R. Cubbison is a military historian and curator with the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. He writes about social, military and American history.

Inhaltsangabe

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