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This is a map prepared in 1830 of what was thought the BoM Battlefield. Unfortunately, it only shows the eastern half of the battlefield.
Patrick Mackellar was an engineer in Braddock's column. He prepared two maps for inclusion in Orme's letters back to England. These are the maps the early 18th century historians used in their illustrations.
Mackeller also prepared two more detailed maps for General Shirley, then Govenor of Massachusetts, who lost a son in the battle. The two detailed Patrick Mackellar maps showing the battle and it's progression were found in London archives by Francis Parkman, but were not published until 1884 in the book (Montcalm and Wolfe, 130 years after the battle.
Most letter and diaries from the battle suggest the battle occurred about 0.5 miles from the river crossing. This includes letters by Orme, Gage and Harry Gordon (another Engineer in the column). However, that distance does not account for the length of the column (the column would have been at least a 1/2 mile long itself). The current thought is that the first contact between the French and England occurred about 0.6 miles further west than shown in this map.
With references to the distance from the river in those letters and in the case of Harry Gordon (Engineer) where he used the distance from the "river bank", it is not suprising that the earlier 18th historians got the location wrong.
Where the T is in the script that says "TO FORT DUQUESNE" is about the position where General Braddock was at the time of the initial contact, immediately east of the large ravine. With the van guard of the British retreating about 1/4 mile and Burton/Braddock advancing about 1/4 mile and crashing into each other, the main battle location is unfortunately off the map. Clearly, the ravines shown on the maps would have been utilized by the French and Indians, but only those attacking the rear half of the column.
Would have been great to have a correct map made before Braddock PA, became an industrial town.
Zoomable map!!!
This is a map prepared in 1830 of what was thought the BoM Battlefield. Unfortunately, it only shows the eastern half of the battlefield.
Patrick Mackellar was an engineer in Braddock's column. He prepared two maps for inclusion in Orme's letters back to England. These are the maps the early 18th century historians used in their illustrations.
Mackeller also prepared two more detailed maps for General Shirley, then Govenor of Massachusetts, who lost a son in the battle. The two detailed Patrick Mackellar maps showing the battle and it's progression were found in London archives by Francis Parkman, but were not published until 1884 in the book (Montcalm and Wolfe, 130 years after the battle.
Most letter and diaries from the battle suggest the battle occurred about 0.5 miles from the river crossing. This includes letters by Orme, Gage and Harry Gordon (another Engineer in the column). However, that distance does not account for the length of the column (the column would have been at least a 1/2 mile long itself). The current thought is that the first contact between the French and England occurred about 0.6 miles further west than shown in this map.
With references to the distance from the river in those letters and in the case of Harry Gordon (Engineer) where he used the distance from the "river bank", it is not suprising that the earlier 18th historians got the location wrong.
Where the T is in the script that says "TO FORT DUQUESNE" is about the position where General Braddock was at the time of the initial contact, immediately east of the large ravine. With the van guard of the British retreating about 1/4 mile and Burton/Braddock advancing about 1/4 mile and crashing into each other, the main battle location is unfortunately off the map. Clearly, the ravines shown on the maps would have been utilized by the French and Indians, but only those attacking the rear half of the column.
Would have been great to have a correct map made before Braddock PA, became an industrial town.