Monongahela 1754-55 by Rene Chartrand

Author:Rene Chartrand
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Monongahela 1754–55: Washington’s Defeat, Braddock’s Disaster
ISBN: 9781472803146
Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Fort Necessity as seen from the side of its gate. Note the swivel gun in the foreground. (Author’s photo)

An idea of the length of time such a trek could take is given by Canonnier-Bombardier Bonin who was part of a force of 600 regulars and militia sent to the Ohio in early 1755. They left Montréal on 17 February, traveling with sleds and on snowshoes along the upper St Lawrence River to Lake Ontario and reached Fort Frontenac on 5 March. There they boarded vessels that reached Fort Niagara ten days later and, crossing the Niagara peninsula, they boarded boats at Lake Erie and reached Fort Presqu’Isle on 27 March. Leaving 300 men there, the rest of the party marched to Fort Le Bœuf where they boarded bark and dugout canoes. They made fast time down French Creek and the Allegheny River, reaching Fort Duquesne on 8 April, some 50 days after their departure from Montréal. A courier would be faster: a dispatch written at Fort Duquesne on 23 January 1755 was received 39 days later at Montréal on 5 March.

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