The Braddock Campaign
In early 1755, England ordered General Edward Braddock along with the 44th and 48th Regiments to Virginia with plans to join the colonial forces in an effort to expel the French from Fort Duquesne. Due to considerations other than military, General Braddock and his escort traveled through Maryland. Most of his command, Sir Peter Halkett's 44th Regiment, the royal artillery, and major wagon trains which included Madame Browne's celebrated unit used the Vestal's Gap Road and crossed the present-day Claude Moore Park. Many future generals of the Revolutionary War also went this way.
Joining the 44th Regiment was the North Carolina detachment, which included Daniel Boone who later won fame on the Kentucky Frontier.
Marker is on Old Vestals Gap Road, on the right when traveling east.
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