Braddock Expedition
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The Braddock Expedition was a 1755 British military campaign during the French and Indian War, led by General Edward Braddock in an unsuccessful attempt to capture Fort Duquesne from the French.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Braddock Expedition canonical | 12 |
| Braddock’s Defeat | 2 |
| 1755 Braddock Expedition | 1 |
| Braddock expedition | 1 |
| Braddock's Defeat | 1 |
| Braddock’s Expedition | 1 |
| Braddock’s campaign | 1 |
| British expedition to the Ohio Country under George Washington | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T402240 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Braddock Expedition Context triple: [Horatio Gates, participantIn, Braddock Expedition]
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A.
Battle of Bladensburg
The Battle of Bladensburg was an 1814 War of 1812 engagement near Washington, D.C., in which British forces routed American defenders, opening the way for the subsequent burning of the U.S. capital.
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B.
British capture of Savannah
The British capture of Savannah was a major 1778 Revolutionary War victory in Georgia that secured a key southern port for Britain and marked the beginning of its southern campaign.
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C.
Siege of Boston
The Siege of Boston was an early and pivotal American Revolutionary War campaign in 1775–1776 in which colonial forces surrounded and ultimately forced the British army to evacuate the city.
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D.
Saratoga campaign
The Saratoga campaign was a pivotal 1777 series of battles in the American Revolutionary War that ended in a decisive American victory and helped secure French support for the revolution.
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E.
Battle of Germantown
The Battle of Germantown was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement near Philadelphia in which General George Washington’s Continental Army unsuccessfully attacked British forces, demonstrating growing American resolve and tactical ambition despite the defeat.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Braddock Expedition Target entity description: The Braddock Expedition was a 1755 British military campaign during the French and Indian War, led by General Edward Braddock in an unsuccessful attempt to capture Fort Duquesne from the French.
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A.
Battle of Bladensburg
The Battle of Bladensburg was an 1814 War of 1812 engagement near Washington, D.C., in which British forces routed American defenders, opening the way for the subsequent burning of the U.S. capital.
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B.
British capture of Savannah
The British capture of Savannah was a major 1778 Revolutionary War victory in Georgia that secured a key southern port for Britain and marked the beginning of its southern campaign.
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C.
Siege of Boston
The Siege of Boston was an early and pivotal American Revolutionary War campaign in 1775–1776 in which colonial forces surrounded and ultimately forced the British army to evacuate the city.
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D.
Saratoga campaign
The Saratoga campaign was a pivotal 1777 series of battles in the American Revolutionary War that ended in a decisive American victory and helped secure French support for the revolution.
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E.
Battle of Germantown
The Battle of Germantown was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement near Philadelphia in which General George Washington’s Continental Army unsuccessfully attacked British forces, demonstrating growing American resolve and tactical ambition despite the defeat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military operation
ⓘ
event in the French and Indian War ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Braddock Expedition
ⓘ
surface form:
Braddock’s Defeat
Braddock Expedition ⓘ
surface form:
Braddock’s campaign
|
| battle | Battle of the Monongahela ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British America
ⓘ
France ⓘ New France ⓘ
surface form:
French Canada
Great Britain ⓘ Native American allies of France ⓘ |
| casualties | high British and colonial casualties ⓘ |
| causeOfFailure |
ambush in dense forest near the Monongahela River
ⓘ
inflexible European-style tactics in wilderness terrain ⓘ underestimation of French and Native American forces ⓘ |
| commander | Edward Braddock ⓘ |
| constructed | Braddock’s Road ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBattleOfTheMonongahela | 1755-07-09 ⓘ |
| deathDateOfEdwardBraddock | 1755-07-13 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1755-07 ⓘ |
| involvedPerson |
Charles Lee
ⓘ
Daniel Boone ⓘ George Washington ⓘ Horatio Gates ⓘ Jean Monceau (Beaujeu) ⓘ Thomas Dunbar ⓘ Thomas Gage ⓘ |
| killed | Edward Braddock ⓘ |
| leader | Edward Braddock ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to George Washington’s military experience
ⓘ
exposed vulnerability of British forces in North America ⓘ influenced later British frontier warfare tactics ⓘ |
| location |
Ohio Country
ⓘ
near present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edward Braddock ⓘ |
| objective | capture Fort Duquesne ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu
ⓘ
Jean-Daniel Dumas ⓘ |
| partOf |
French and Indian War (as part of British America)
ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
Seven Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
Seven Years’ War
|
| predecessorEvent | Jumonville affair ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Fort Duquesne ⓘ |
| result |
British defeat
ⓘ
French and Native American victory ⓘ |
| route |
from Alexandria, Virginia toward Fort Duquesne
ⓘ
through Maryland and Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| startDate | 1755-04 ⓘ |
| theater |
French and Indian War (as part of British America)
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surface form:
North American theater of the Seven Years’ War
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| year | 1755 ⓘ |
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Subject: Braddock Expedition Description of subject: The Braddock Expedition was a 1755 British military campaign during the French and Indian War, led by General Edward Braddock in an unsuccessful attempt to capture Fort Duquesne from the French.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Braddock’s campaign
this entity surface form:
Braddock’s Defeat
this entity surface form:
1755 Braddock Expedition
this entity surface form:
Braddock’s Defeat
subject surface form:
French and Indian War
this entity surface form:
Braddock’s Expedition
this entity surface form:
British expedition to the Ohio Country under George Washington
this entity surface form:
Braddock's Defeat
this entity surface form:
Braddock expedition