Use the smaller-sized text Use the larger-sized text Use the very large text Take a peek! Discover new connections to history. Visit the New Preview Website.

Wisconsin Historical Images

WHI Home | Search for Images | Frequently Asked Questions | Permissions | Galleries

Braddock's Defeat



Braddock's Defeat
+ Click to enlarge

Did You Know?

Nearly all of the images in our online collections are available for purchase as archival pigment prints or digital files and many may be licensed for reproduction. For more information, see our FAQ.


Email Icon Share this image with a friend
Title: Braddock's Defeat
Description: This painting of an important event of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) was commissioned in 1903 by Robert Laird McCormick, president of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Charles Langlade, the Green Bay fur trader is on the left directing the attack with Indians from Wisconsin and Michigan (Ottawa, Chippewa, Menomonee, Winnebago, Potawatomi, and Hurons). General Edward Braddock is just falling from his horse, the bridle of which is being caught by Major Washington.
Image ID: 1900
Creation
Date: 		July 9, 1755 
Creator
Name: 		Deming, Edwin Willard
Collection
Name: 		WHS Museum
Genre: Paintings
Additional
Information: 		Also known as The Battle of Monongahela. July 9, 1755. see also: ID 33763 Original painting is in the collections of the WHS Museum, 1942.488
Subjects: Menominee Indians
Ojibwa Indians
Potawatomi Indians
Ho Chunk Indians
Fur trade
Horses
Horse-drawn vehicles
Battlefields
Battles
Dead
Firearms
18th century
Ottawa Indians
Officers
 

This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Division of Library-Archives. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright.

Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society.
View Cart | Secure Checkout | About the Collections | Subscribe to RSS & Email Updates | Contact
select text size Use the smaller-sized textUse the larger-sized textUse the very large text