Braddock's Defeat

Welcome to SNAFUBAR! A podcast on American military history and national myths. Today we’re exploring the ruinous Battle of the Monongahela, or “Braddock’s Defeat,” which took place in 1755 near modern day Pittsburgh. We know what you’re thinking, the United States wasn’t around in 1755, what does this have to do with American military history and national myths? A lot. Present at the Battle of the Monongahela was the young George Washington, who learned valuable lessons on leadership and tactics as a result of this crushing defeat. What’s more, the Battle of the Monongahela marks the beginning of the Washington mythos. We hope you enjoy the show. SNAFUBAR is hosted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sara Hart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, chair of the Applied Humanities department at Cal Poly Humboldt, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeff Crane , an Environmental Historian and Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Cal Poly Humboldt. ⁠Research and writing for the show is done by Liam Salcuni and Roman Sotomayor. SNAFUBAR is produced by Abigail Smithson and brought to you by the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Cal Poly Humboldt. Works Cited Armstrong Starkey, European and Native American Warfare: 1675-1815, 1998. Battle of Fort Necessity and Braddock’s Defeat, Fort Edwards Online Archive David Preston, Braddock’s Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution, 2015. Emanuel Leutze, Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1851. George Washington, Letter to John Augustine Washington, 1755. George Washington, Letter to Robert Orme, 1755. George Washington, Letter to William Fairfax, 1754. Gordon S. Wood, The Radicalism of the American Revolution, 1991. Paul E. Kopperman, Braddock at the Monongahela, 1977. Ron Chernow, Washington, A Life, 2010.