“Confusion, Hurry and Conflagration” Dunbar’s Camp - Hopwood, PA
N 39° 53.047 W 079° 38.660
17S E 615916 N 4415775
This marker is located at the entrance to the KingWood Area of Jumonville Camp and Retreat Center, located at 887 Jumonville Road, North Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Waymark Code: WMW9VM
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2017
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Confusion, Hurry and Conflagration” Dunbar’ Camp
Passing by this wayside are the remains of the Braddock Road, constructed in the late spring of 1755 by men of General Edward Braddock’s army of 2,400 British and colonial soldiers marching to capture Fort Duquesne, the French Fort, at present day Pittsburgh.
Discouraged by the slow advance, Braddock left the heavy artillery and wagons behind at a camp established here under the command of Colonel Thomas Dunbar. Marching on with a “flying column of about 1,400 men, his army was routed by French and Indian Forces in the “Battle of the Monongahela” on July 9, 1755 – just a few miles from the French fort.
General Braddock was mortally wounded and the remnants of his column retreated in haste, arriving here on July 12th.
What happened next remains controversial. Whether the orders were conveyed by Braddock (who died the next day) or by Colonel Dunbar, the camp was broken up and the army retreated to Fort Cumberland. In the words of one British Officer: “In the Generals name was orders given to destroy everything – Provisions of all kinds – upwards of 150 Waggons, all Artillery, Stores of every kind and even some of the officers Baggage…The Confusion, hurry and Conflagration attending all this, cannot be describ’d.”
Group that erected the marker: Jumonville Camp
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
887 Jumonville Road
Hopwood, PA USA
15445
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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