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
edit- Major-general Edward Braddock (commander-in-chief) DOW
- Colonel George Washington, formerly of the Virginia Regiment (volunteer aide)
- Captain Robert Orme, Coldstream Guards (aide) WIA
- Captain Roger Morris, 48th Foot (aide) WIA
- Captain William Shirley (secretary) KIA
- Captain Francis Halkett, 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, formerly of the Virginia Regiment (guide)
- 44th Regiment of Foot, Colonel Sir Peter Halkett (commanding officer) KIA; Ensign Daniel Disney (adjutant) WIA
- 48th Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant-colonel Ralph Burton (commanding officer) WIA; Lieutenant John Gordon (adjutant)
- 3rd Independent New York Company, Captain John Rutherford (commanding)
- 4th Independent New York Company, Captain Horatio Gates (commanding) WIA
- 3rd Independent South Carolina Company, Captain Paul Demere (commanding)
- Train of Royal Artillery (some 60 officers and men, six 12 pounders, six 6 pounders, 4 howitzers and around 30 coehorn mortars) commanded by Captain Orde
- 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][n 1]
- Captain George Croghan (interpreter)
- Captain Andrew Montour (interpreter)
- Seven Indian scouts, Scarouady (leader)
- Captain Polson's Carpenters, Captain William Polson (commanding) KIA
- Captain Mercer's Carpenters, Captain George Mercer (commanding)
- Captain Stephen's Rangers, Captain Adam Stephen (commanding) WIA
- Captain Waggoner's Rangers, Captain Thomas Waggoner (commanding)
- Captain Peyronnie's Rangers, Captain William Peyronnie (commanding) KIA
- 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 Provincial Regiment (Major Edward Brice Dobbs commanding)
French Crown
edit- Captain Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu (commanding officer) KIA
- 105 officers and men (3 officers, 20 cadets, 72 other ranks) [2]
- Captain Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu (see above).[3]
- Captain Jean-Daniel Dumas[4]
- Ensign Charles Michel Mouet de Langlade[5]
- 146 militiamen [6]
Indian Allies
editA total of 640 warriors.
Notes
edit- ^ 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.[citation needed]
References
edit- 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.
Citations
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Chartrand, René (1984). The French Soldier in Colonial America. Museum Restoration Service, p. 13.
- ^ Macleod, Malcolsm (1974). "Lienard de Beuajeu, Daniel-Hyacinthe-Marie." Dictionary of Canadian Biography. University of Toronto Press, vol. 3, pp. 400-401
- ^ Tailemitte, Étienne (1979). "Dumas, Jean-Daniel." Dictionary of Canadian Biography. University of Toronto Press, vol. 4, p. 242.
- ^ Trap, Paul (1979). "Mouet de Langlade, Charles Michel." Dictionary of Canadian Biography. University of Toronto Press, vol. 4, p. 563.
- ^ Chartrand, René (1995). Canadian Military Heritage. Montreal, vol. 2, p. 20.