The Journal of Captain Cholmley's Batman, 1755, Jan. 8 - Aug. 8.

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The Journal of Captain Cholmley's Batman, 1755, Jan. 8 - Aug. 8.

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The journal records events of the disastrous expedition of Edward Braddock to Fort Duquesne: the trip from Ireland to Virginia, the progress of the expedition, the battle of the Wilderness (Monongahela), and the daily activities of army life.

34 leaves, 21 cm., bound volume.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Braddock, Edward, 1695?-1755

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Epithet: Major-General; of Egerton MS 3429 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000473.0x000282 ...

Cholmley, Robert 1726-1755.

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Cholmley, Robert, 1726-1755, Batman of.

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Capt. Robert Cholmley, British officer, was attached to the 48th Regiment of Thomas Dunbar, where he commanded a battalion in the detachment led by Thomas Gage. He was killed on July 9, 1755 during the Battle of the Wilderness (Monongahela). The diary was written by the batman to Capt. Cholmley, who came with him from England. From the description of The Journal of Captain Cholmley's Batman, 1755, Jan. 8 - Aug. 8. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCa...