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America’s Historic Roads

Puzzle 13 · Post Roads and the New Republic · Page 27 in print

Braddock Road

George Washington led Braddock’s burial ceremony, and the general was buried in the road his own men had built.

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The words

  1. Alexandria

    Virginia port at which Braddock’s army disembarked. Landing point preceding the inland expedition.

    Park Service: Braddock’s Grave - Fort (opens a new tab)

  2. Braddock

    British General Edward Braddock, the road’s namesake.

    braddockroadpa.org: The Story – BRPA (opens a new tab)

  3. Burial

    Braddock’s burial in the road his men built.

    Park Service: Braddock’s Grave - Fort (opens a new tab)

  4. Casualties

    British losses at the Monongahela.

    Park Service: Braddock’s Grave - Fort (opens a new tab)

  5. Colonel Dunbar

    Colonel Dunbar of Braddock’s expedition. Commander of the following force after the army split.

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  6. Expedition

    Braddock’s 1755 expedition against Fort Duquesne.

    braddockroadpa.org: The Story – BRPA (opens a new tab)

  7. Field Pieces

    Field artillery hauled along the road.

    braddockroadpa.org: The Story – BRPA (opens a new tab)

  8. Infantry

    Foot soldiers in Braddock’s force. Infantry regiments serving in the road-building expedition.

    Park Service: Braddock’s Grave - Fort (opens a new tab)

  9. Militia

    Colonial militia added to Braddock’s force.

    Park Service: Braddock’s Grave - Fort (opens a new tab)

  10. Monongahela

    Battle on the Monongahela, July 9, 1755.

    Park Service: Braddock Grave (opens a new tab)

  11. Nemacolin

    Nemacolin, Delaware chief who helped lay out the predecessor of Braddock Road.

    Park Service: Thomas Cresap and Maryland’s (opens a new tab)

  12. Reinterment

    Reburial of Braddock’s remains on the nearby hill.

    Park Service: Braddock Grave (opens a new tab)

  13. Siege Guns

    Heavy guns the widened road carried.

    braddockroadpa.org: The Story – BRPA (opens a new tab)

  14. Washington

    George Washington, who traveled the path in 1753 and led Braddock’s burial. Participant before and during the 1755 expedition.

    braddockroadpa.org: The Story – BRPA (opens a new tab) · Park Service: Braddock’s Grave - Fort (opens a new tab)

  15. Wills Creek

    Wills Creek at present-day Cumberland, Maryland. Assembly location for Braddock’s road expedition.

    Park Service: Braddock’s Grave - Fort (opens a new tab)

Sources

  1. Braddock’s Grave - Fort Necessity National BattlefieldNational Park Service, Fort Necessity National Battlefield
  2. The Story – BRPABraddock Road Preservation Association
  3. Braddock’s Grave - Fort Necessity National BattlefieldNational Park Service, Fort Necessity National Battlefield
  4. Braddock GraveNational Park Service
  5. Thomas Cresap and Maryland’s Colonial FrontierNational Park Service, article by John Bedell

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