George Washington's First War: The Battles For Fort Duquesne

George Washington's First War: The Battles for Fort Duquesne

On July 9, 1755, two regiments of British regulars and a Colonial contingent under the overall command of General Edward Braddock of the Coldstream Guards have been annihilated deep in the Ohio Country by a French and Native American guerrilla force from Fort Duquesne. The forest runs red with blood, and the French & Indian War has begun. Now French-led raiding parties use terror to push British settlers out of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland. In this dark time Virginia turns to its most experienced young leader, George Washington, a survivor of the Braddock Expedition. For three years Washington leads a regiment of Virginia defenders against the French-allied Indians, whom he calls "the most skillful of enemies" in a war that rages through the Ohio Country and across Europe. GEORGE WASHINGTON'S FIRST WAR uses large-scale battle reenactments staged on historic battlefields to capture the flavor of the war that taught young Washington how to lead fighting men. Featuring top historians, including CRUCIBLE OF WAR author Fred Anderson, REDCOATS author Stephen Brumwell, and BRADDOCK AT THE MONONGAHELA author Paul Kopperman, the award-winning GEORGE WASHINGTON'S FIRST WAR has been recognized by Colonial Williamsburg, Mount Vernon, and the Smithsonian Institution.