Douglas R. Cubbison is a military historian and curator with the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. He writes about social, military and American history.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceRedcoats in Virginia: Introduction to the Braddock Expedition1. “A mad sort of Fool”: Sir John St. Clair, Infantry Officer, Before 17542. “An officer of distinction, who aids and assists the general”: The Staff of Braddock’s Expedition3. “I have done every thing in my power to facilitate their march to the Allegany Mountains”: Organization of the Movement to Fort Cumberland, January–March 17554. “The roads begin to be very indifferent”: Movement from Alexandria to Fort Cumberland5. “We pursued our route through a desolate country”: Movement to Fort Duquesne6. “Amongst the first that were wounded”: Battle of Monongahela and Retreat7. Mountains, Wagons and Whiskey: Sir John St. Clair’s Participation in the Forbes Campaign, 17588. “Sir John’s long illness”: Sir John St. Clair, 1759–17679. “A Lyon Rampant”: ConclusionsAppendix A: Sir John St. Clair’s Braddock Campaign LetterbookAppendix B: Sir John St. Clair’s Chronology, October 1754–September 1755Appendix C: Catalogue of Sir John St. Clair’s Letterbook During the Braddock ExpeditionChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“Cubbison gives the reader a solid understanding of St. Clair’s personality and insight into the difficult task of moving a professional European army in the North American wilderness of 1755...a much-needed look at the logistics of the Braddock and Forbes campaigns and commendably writes St. Clair back into history”—H-Net Reviews.