MILITARY PERSONNEL

Edward Braddock

1695 - 1755

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Edward Braddock (January 1695 – 13 July 1755) was a British officer and commander-in-chief for the Thirteen Colonies during the start of the French and Indian War (1754–1763), the North American front of what is known in Europe and Canada as the Seven Years' War (1756–1763). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Braddock has received more than 713,195 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Edward Braddock is the 1,591st most popular military personnel (down from 1,405th in 2019), the 2,782nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,905th in 2019) and the 74th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Edward Braddock ranks 1,591 out of 2,058. Before him are Eugene Sledge, Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, Jalil Zandi, Antonina Makarova, Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten, and Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke. After him are Mark Milley, Cort Adeler, Georgi Todorov, John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, John de Robeck, and Carl Spaatz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1695, Edward Braddock ranks 13. Before him are Adrien Manglard, Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti, Martin van Meytens, John Bevis, François de Cuvilliés, and Carl Gustaf Tessin. After him are Gustaf Lundberg, and Johann Christian Günther. Among people deceased in 1755, Edward Braddock ranks 14. Before him are Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Johann Georg Gmelin, Johann Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz, Philipp Stamma, and Zhang Tingyu. After him are Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, Stepan Krasheninnikov, Angelo Maria Querini, and Maurice Greene.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Braddock ranks 2,782 out of 8,785. Before him are James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811), Sally Potter (1949), Lennie James (1965), Ray Davies (1944), William Turner (1510), and Spencer Gore (1850). After him are John Taylor (1933), Mother Shipton (1488), Mary Ure (1933), Laura Ashley (1925), Arthur Waley (1889), and William Congreve (1670).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Edward Braddock ranks 74. Before him are Thomas Gage (1719), Trafford Leigh-Mallory (1892), James Somerville (1882), Charles Warren (1840), Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724), and Christopher Cradock (1862). After him are George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (1718), Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (1436), William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (1891), Timothy Laurence (1955), Roy Urquhart (1901), and Tom Phillips (1888).

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