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Battle of the Monongahela
The Battle of the Monongahela (also known as the Battle of Braddock's Field and the Battle of the Wilderness) took place on 9 July 1755, at the beginning of the French and Indian War, at Braddock's Field in what is now Braddock, Pennsylvania, east of Pittsburgh. A British force under General Edward Braddock, moving to take Fort Duquesne, was defeated by a force of French and Canadian troops under Captain Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu with its American Indian allies.
The defeat marked
combined heavy gunfire from the other Union ships forced the Confederate warship to surrender, ending the battle and closing the last major gulf port to the South.
"Monongahela" remained on duty with the West Gulf squadron until the end of the Civil War.
Post-war service.
Post-war service Caught in a tsunami.
Post-war, "Monongahela" was assigned to the West Indies Squadron. While on service with the West Indies Squadron, the warship had the unique experience of being landed high and