Battle of the Monongahela order of battle

Order of battle at the Battle of the Monongahela lists the opposing forces engaged in the Battle of the Monongahela July 9, 1755.

British Crown[edit]

Major-general Edward Braddock (commander-in-chief) DOW
- Colonel George Washington, formerly of the Virginia Regiment (volunteer aide)
- Captain Robert Orme, Coldstream Guards (aide) WIA
- Captain Roger Morris, 48th Foot (aide) WIA
- Captain William Shirley (secretary) KIA
- Captain Francis Halkett, 44th Foot (brigade major)
Lieutenant-colonel Sir John St. Clair, 22nd Foot (deputy quartermaster-general) WIA
- Lieutenant Mathew Leslie, 44th Foot (deputy quartermaster) WIA
Captain Christopher Gist, formerly of the Virginia Regiment (guide)

44th Regiment of Foot, Colonel Sir Peter Halkett (commanding officer) KIA; Ensign Daniel Disney (adjutant) WIA
48th Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant-colonel Ralph Burton (commanding officer) WIA; Lieutenant John Gordon (adjutant)
3rd Independent New York Company, Captain John Rutherford (commanding)
4th Independent New York Company, Captain Horatio Gates (commanding) WIA
3rd Independent South Carolina Company, Captain Paul Demere (commanding)

Train of Royal Artillery (some 60 officers and men, six 12 pounders, six 6 pounders, 4 howitzers and around 30 coehorn mortars) commanded by Captain Orde

A detachment of 33 sailors, Lieutenant Charles Spendelowe, R.N. (commanding) KIA, two midshipmen, two boatswain's mates, one carpenter, and twenty-seven able seamen.^[1]^{[n 1]}

Captain Polson's Carpenters, Captain William Polson (commanding) KIA
Captain Mercer's Carpenters, Captain George Mercer (commanding)
Captain Stephen's Rangers, Captain Adam Stephen (commanding) WIA
Captain Waggoner's Rangers, Captain Thomas Waggoner (commanding)
Captain Peyronnie's Rangers, Captain William Peyronnie (commanding) KIA
Captain Hogg's Rangers, Captain Peter Hogg (commanding)
Captain Cocke's Rangers, Captain Thomas Cocke (commanding)
Captain Lewis' Rangers, Captain Andrew Lewis (commanding)
Captain Stewart's Mounted Rangers or Virginia Light Horse Troop, Captain Robert Stuart (commanding)

105 officers and men (3 officers, 20 cadets, 72 other ranks) ^[2]
- Captain Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu (see above).^[3]
- Captain Jean-Daniel Dumas^[4]
- Ensign Charles Michel Mouet de Langlade^[5]

A total of 640 warriors.

^ Two additional members of the detachment (an able seaman and a midshipman) were left sick in Frederick and Fort Cumberland, and not present for the battle.^{[citation needed]}

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Preston, David L. (2015). Braddock's Defeat. Oxford University Press.

^ "An Account of the Detachmt of Seamen sent with his Excellency General Braddock on the Late Expedition Against Fort du Quesne," Augustus Keppel, National Archives (UK), ADM 1/2009, page 20.
^ Chartrand, René (1984). The French Soldier in Colonial America. Museum Restoration Service, p. 13.
^ Macleod, Malcolsm (1974). "Lienard de Beuajeu, Daniel-Hyacinthe-Marie." Dictionary of Canadian Biography. University of Toronto Press, vol. 3, pp. 400-401
^ Tailemitte, Étienne (1979). "Dumas, Jean-Daniel." Dictionary of Canadian Biography. University of Toronto Press, vol. 4, p. 242.
^ Trap, Paul (1979). "Mouet de Langlade, Charles Michel." Dictionary of Canadian Biography. University of Toronto Press, vol. 4, p. 563.
^ Chartrand, René (1995). Canadian Military Heritage. Montreal, vol. 2, p. 20.