Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface
Redcoats in Virginia: Introduction to the Braddock Expedition
1. “A mad sort of Fool”: Sir John St. Clair, Infantry Officer, Before 1754
2. “An officer of distinction, who aids and assists the general”: The Staff of Braddock’s Expedition
3. “I have done every thing in my power to facilitate their march to the Allegany Mountains”: Organization of the Movement to Fort Cumberland, January–March 1755
4. “The roads begin to be very indifferent”: Movement from Alexandria to Fort Cumberland
5. “We pursued our route through a desolate country”: Movement to Fort Duquesne
6. “Amongst the first that were wounded”: Battle of Monongahela and Retreat
7. Mountains, Wagons and Whiskey: Sir John St. Clair’s Participation in the Forbes Campaign, 1758
8. “Sir John’s long illness”: Sir John St. Clair, 1759–1767
9. “A Lyon Rampant”: Conclusions
Appendix A: Sir John St. Clair’s Braddock Campaign Letterbook
Appendix B: Sir John St. Clair’s Chronology, October 1754–September 1755
Appendix C: Catalogue of Sir John St. Clair’s Letterbook During the Braddock Expedition
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index