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John Bradstreet

Bradstreet’s Raid: A 1758 Riverine Operation

August 15, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

John Bradstreet's, 1758: A Riverine Operation of the French and Indian WarMajor General John Bradstreet, born Jean-Baptiste Bradstreet (1714 – 1774), was a British Army officer during King George’s War, the French and Indian War, and Pontiac’s War.

In 1756 he led a column to supply the greatly weakened Fort Oswego and issued ignored warnings to his superiors before Oswego was captured and burned later that year. In the spring of 1757 he helped assemble supplies and transports at Boston for the abortive attack on Louisbourg.

That December he was appointed Lt. Colonel and in 1758 he participated in the attack on Fort Carillon (now Fort Ticonderoga), where he led the advance guard following the death of General George Howe. When the Battle ended in disaster, Bradstreet attempted to organize a retreat. [Read more…] about Bradstreet’s Raid: A 1758 Riverine Operation

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Books, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Albany, Battle of Carillon, Essex County, Fort Oswego, Fort Ticonderoga, French And Indian War, French History, Indigenous History, John Bradstreet, Lake Champlain, Lake George, Lake Ontario, Maritime History, Military History, Montreal, New France

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