The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-23

was defeated. 1t is said that he
was of Irish extraction, but this
is also doubtful. as the name is
certainly more Saxon than Celtic,
and it is said to be derived from
two Saxon words, signifying
Broad Oak" His father whose
name was also Edward, and was
also a Major General, and who
retired from service in Septem Der,
1715, died at Bath, England,
June 18th, 1925. He was buried
in the Abbey Church of ST. Peter
and ST. Paul
He must have been in good
circumstances, since he left his
two daughters the sum of 60. 900.
and to his only son Edward. a
much larger sum. One Of his
daughters. Fanny, was an invet
crate gam bier. and committed
suicide on the Sth of Septem Der,
1871, the result of losing her
fortune at cards. Her sister, also
unmarried, had died some years
before. Nothing would increase
the feelings of disgust against
the conduct of Braddock on this
occasion than his brutal remark
when informed of his sisters
tragic death. floor Fanny! |
always thought that she would
play until the d-n fool would
be forced to tuck herself upw
On this occasion we can Justly
side with the celebrated Walpole
in terming Braddock ga very
Iroquois in Dispositions A number
OF gross immoral charges have
also been charged against his
character, but we do not propose
to discuss such to the detriment
of Braddock'S Or any one else's
character. They are many times
the justly internal Vaccinations
of vile enemies. and beyond the
notice of any honorable person.
On the 18th of October. 1910,
he was an ensign in the Grenadier
company of the ColdStream
Guards, and on the LIST of August,
ZIG, was appointed lieutenant,
On the 30th of October. 1884.
he was gazetted to a Captain
Lieutenancy. On the 10th of
February, 1886, he was appointed
to captaincy in the Second Reg
iment of Foot-Guards, and on
April 2nd, l743. he had risen to
the rank of a aforementioned
in the line.
At Dettingen, on the 10th of
June, 1913, the Second Guards,
commanded by the second Duke
of Marlborough, behaved Splen
didly under the very eyes of the
King and the Duke of Cumber.
land. At the famous battle of
Fontenoy, May 1lth. l745. be
tween Marshal SAKE, with Louis
XIV, and the Grand Dauphin by
his side and the English and
Dutch all eS. whose Commander,
in-chief was Cumberland. the
ColdStream Guards again won
great honor, losing in killed and
wounded 240 men. 1t was for his
share in this bloody days work,
that Braddock received on the
9th of May, his promotion to be
First Major of his regiment, and
on the Dist of Novem Der, its
Lieutenant Colonel. In the sum
mer of 1745, he was with the
Second in garrison at Ostend,
whence in July he repaired to
England to acquaint the Lords
of the Regency with its condition,
and thus probably escaped being
present at its surrender on the
18th of August.
When Cumberland pursue
Prince Charles the Pretender's
army from England in the winter
of 1886. Braddock was actively
engaged under his command, and
probably shared in the butcheries
of the unlucky Scotch at Cul
loden. In September. 1746, he
Commanded the battalion of the
First and Second Guards which
were embarked upon the secret
expedition of LeStock and Sin
clair against Quiberon and L'Or.
lent, and in May, 1747, at the
head of the second battalion of
the Coldstreams, was ordered to !
the Flanders, where the allies, !
under the Prince of Orange, were
striving to raise the siege of !
Bergen ZoOm He was quar-
tered i'll the autumn at Boise -le-
Due; in the winter near Breda:
and IN July, 174S, after marching
to Ruremonde and encamping at |
Grave, was cautioned at Eynd- (
horen, where Cumberland had |
fixed his headquarters. Peace
having been declared in January,
l749, the COldstreams were again
stationed in London. AS every
company III this regiment had |
its standard, it may be noted that
Braddock'S ensign bore a star
within a garter, with the union
in colors dexter corner; this de.