Braddock’s Disaster at Fort Duquesne was quite an interesting battle. General Braddock’s struggle and journey show throughout this entire Disaster. It all started when the House of Burgesses set aside funds to establish Fort Prince George. Washington had suggested on the fork of the Ohio, Monongahela, and Allegheny Rivers to locate Fort Prince George. Washington was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was set to be the second in command of the adventure of making an easy access road from Virginia into the valley. But without the future being known, the French got ahead and occupied the area and named it Fort Duquesne. On May 27, Lieutenant Colonel Washington ambushed a French group just outside the site and took the lives of several of the French men. Needless to say that the engagement took away the lead officer, which now meant that Washington was the man in charge. Since Washington knew that the French would be coming to find them, they decided to set up near Fort Necessity and wait. There with Washington was the British army and some local colonists who were ready to fight. But all in all, they were outnumbered by the French and the Indians.
Friction began growing strong and soon the British had set up their own camp more so against the Virginia militia. The British and Indians heard through the great vine that the French were going to be planning an attack. The commanders of both the British and the militia formed together to attack the French. Of course, they weren’t getting along, so it brought forth even more problems. Most of the British forces fled the area, along with many of the Indians. On July 3rd, the battle began. The French took their positions in the woods, and the British were wide open. Seeing that the French were going to win, the British and the colonists began to get drunk. Why die sober and feel the pain they thought? During the late afternoon, the French wanted to negotiate with Washington. He had no reason...