Monongahela River, 1755

N.o 2 / A Sketch of the Field of Battle &.c shewing the Disposition of the Troops about 2’ a Clock when the whole of the main Body had joined the advanced and / Working Partys, then beat back from the Ground they...

Patrick Mackellar (1717-78) (cartographer) [bottom right of title panel:] Pat Mackellar Eng^r.

Watermark: Coat of arms in crowned double circle, "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE" within outer and inner circle; countermark: the crowned monogram GR

Mark, stamped: 777

Condition: two fold lines; untidily trimmed; slight foxing and induced discolouration on both sides; laid down on linen

Scale: 1:10,800. Distances computed Scale 300 y.ds to an Inch.

18.2 x 35.5 cm (neatline)

28.5 x 36.1 cm (image and sheet)

Manuscript title:

N.^o 2 / A Sketch of the Field of Battle &.^c shewing the Disposition of the Troops about 2’ a Clock when the whole of the main Body had joined the advanced and / Working Partys, then beat back from the Ground they occupied as in Plan N.^o 1. [Across top of map, in rectangular panel]

Additional text:

[top, below title, in title box:] Explanation [followed by:] N. B. The Disposition on both sides, continued about two hours nearly as here represented, the British endeavouring to recover the Guns (f) / and to gain the Hill (s) to no purpose. It was proposed to take possession of this Hill before the Indians did, but unhappily / it was neglected. The British were at length beat from the Guns (l). The General was wounded soon after. They were lastly / beat back across the Hollow-way (r) and made no farther Stand. All the Artillery, Ammunition, Provision & Baggage / were left in the Enemys Hands, and the General was with difficulty carryed off. The whole Action continued about three hours and / a half. the Retreat was full of Confusion, but after a few Miles, there was a Body got to rally.

Annotations:

George III heading [lacks number] Battle near Pittsburgh 9 July 1755.

Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil, twentieth-century hand?]: XI/64B; [bottom left, ink, crossed out in red pencil, obscured by white paper strip:] Monongahela; [top right, black pencil:] 9 July 1755; [bottom right, red pencil:] 12/61; [bottom right, black pencil, indistinct:] XV/17-b; [centre, ink, obscured by linen:] Plan N 2 / in Gov Shirley's of / the 5^th Nov 1755.

George III catalogue entry:

Pittsburgh A drawn Plan of the field of Battle of the 9.^th of July upon the Monongahela 7 miles from Fort du Quesne (since called Pittsburgh) between the British Troops commanded by General Braddock, and the French and French Troops commanded by M. de S.^t Pierre, shewing the Disposition of the Troops when the action began: by P. Mackellar Eng.^r Another drawn Plan of D.^o shewing the Disposition of the Troops about 2 o’clock: by D.^o.