'Braddock's Retreat', (1877). British military leader Major General Edward Braddock (c1695-1755) was commander-in-chief for North America during the French and Indian War. He was mortally wounded by a shot through the chest and died at Great Meadows, Pennsylvania. From "Our Country: a Household History for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time", Volume 1, by Benson J. Lossing. [Johnson & Miles, New York, 1877]