Order of battle at the Battle of the Monongahela
Order of battle at the Battle of the Monongahela lists the opposing forces engaged in the Battle of the Monongahela July 9, 1755.
British Crown
- Major-general Edward Braddock (commander-in-chief) DOW
- Lieutenant-colonel George Washington, formerly of the Virginia Regiment (aide)
- Captain Robert Orme, Coldstream Guards (aide) WIA
- Captain Roger Morris, 48th Foot (aide) WIA
- Captain William Shirley (secretary) KIA
- Captain Francis Halket, 44th Foot (brigade major)
- Lieutenant-colonel Sir John St. Clair, 22nd Foot (deputy quartermaster-general) WIA
- Lieutenant Mathew Leslie, 44th Foot (deputy quartermaster) WIA
- Captain Christopher Gist (guide)
British Army
- 44th Foot, Colonel Sir Peter Halket (commanding officer) KIA; Ensign Daniel Disney (adjutant) WIA
- 48th Foot, Lieutenant-colonel Ralph Burtong (commanding officer) WIA; Lieutenant John Gordon (adjutant)
- 3rd Independent New York Company, Captain John Rutherford (commanding)
- 4th Independent New York Company, Captain Thomas Clark (commanding)
- 3rd Independent South Carolina Company, Captain Paul Demere (commanding)
Board of Ordnance
- One company of the Royal Artillery, Captain Thomas Ord (commanding)
Royal Navy
- A detachment of 33 sailors, Lieutenant Charles Spendelowe, R.N. (commanding) KIA, two midshipmen, two boatswain's mates, one carpenter, and twenty-seven able seamen.[1]
- Two additional members of the detachment (an able seaman and a midshipman) were left sick in Frederick and Fort Cumberland, and not present for the battle.
Indian Department
- Captain George Croghan (interpreter)
- Captain Andrew Montour (interpreter)
- Seven Indian scouts, Scarouady (leader)
Provincial troops
Virginia
- Captain Polson's Carpenters, Captain William Polson (commanding)
- Captain Mercer's Carpenters, Captain George Mercer (commanding)
- Captain Stephen's Rangers, Captain Adam Stephen (commanding)
- Captain Wagener's Rangers, Captain Thomas Waggoner (commanding)
- Captain Peyronnie's Rangers, Captain William Peyronnie (commanding)
- Captain Hogg's Rangers, Captain Peter Hogg (commanding)
- Captain Cocke's Rangers, Captain Thomas Cocke (commanding)
- Captain Lewis' Rangers, Captain Andrew Lewis (commanding)
- Captain Stewart's Mounted Rangers or Virginia Light Horse Troop, Captain Robert Stuart (commanding)
North Carolina
- Captain Dobb's Rangers
French Crown
- Captain Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu (commanding officer)
Compagnies Franches de la Marine
- 108 officers and men
Canadian militia
- 146 militiamen
Indian Allies
A total of 640 warriors.
References
- Chartrand, René (2004). Monongahela 1754–1755. Osprey Publishing.
- Kronoskaf: 1755-07-09 – Ambush on the Monongahela. Retrieved 2017-10-05
- Nichols, Franklin Thayer (1947). "The Organization of Braddock's Army." The William and Mary Quarterly 4(2): 125–147.
- Preston, David L. (2015). Braddock's Defeat. Oxford University Press.
Notes
- ↑ "An Account of the Detachmt of Seamen sent with his Excellency General Braddock on the Late Expedition Against Fort du Quesne," Augustus Keppel, National Archives (UK), ADM 1/2009, page 20.
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