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Mackellar's Maps of Braddock's Battle Charts signed "Pat. Mackellar, Esq.," the upper showing beginning and lower the end of battle. In both, the rectangular figures show the British, and the small circles the French and Indians. In upper, A is the advancing French and Indians. In lower, the French and Indians are shown almost surrounding the British. [Reproduced from "Montcalm and Wolfe," Parkman; courtesy of Little, Brown & Co., owners of copyright.]

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pertaining to this history, reproduces them in his work "Montcalm and Wolfe."

For the purpose of illustrating the ground, Mackellar's maps as printed by Parkman are presented, and the references also, and afterwards apportioned to the present locus, that is, as we know the ground. The following notes are from Mackellar's map No. 1, entitled: "A sketch of the Field of Battle of July 9th upon the Monongahela seven miles from Fort Du Quesne, showing the Disposition of the Troops when the Action began."

It is obvious Mackellar's reference characters must be described. The parallelograms indicate British troops, the long lines expressing the number of files. Small circles show French and Indians; black crosses, cannon and howitzers; square with a short vertical line on the top, wagons, carts and tumbrils; the heavy letter I, cattle and pack horses. Mackellar's verbatim references are: A-French and Indians when first discovered by the Guides. B-Guides and six light Horse. C-Vanguard of the Advanced Party. D-Advanced Party commanded by Lt. Col. Gage. E-Working Party commanded by Sir John St. Clair. FTwo Field Pieces. G-Waggons with Powder and Tools. H-Rear Guard of Advanced Party. I—(light letter) Light Horse leading the Convoy. K-Sailors and Pioneers with a Tumbril of Tools, etc. LThree Field Pieces. M-The General's Guard. N-Main Body upon the Flanks of the Convoy, with the Cattle and Pack Horses between them and the Flank Guard. O-Field Piece in ye Rear of ye Convoy. PRear Guards. Q-Flank Guards. R-A Hollow Way. S-A Hill which the French and Indians did much of their Execution from. T-Frazier's Horse. The tumbrils were two-wheeled carts conveying tools, etc.

Mackellar's map No. 2 is entitled: "A sketch of the Field of Battle showing the disposition of the troops about 2 o'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 No. 1."

His notes are as follows: A-French and Indians skulking behind Trees round the British. B-Two Field Pieces of advanced Party abandoned. C, D, E, H, K, M, N, Q-Whole body of British joined with little or no Order; but endeavoring to make Fronts towards ye Enemies Fire. L-The 3 Field Pieces of the Main Body. P-Rear Guard divided (round rear of Convoy now closed up) behind Trees having been attacked by a few Indians. N. B.-The Disposition on both Sides continued about two hours nearly as here represented, the British endeavoring to recover the guns (F) and to gain the Hill (S) to no purpose. The British were at length beat from the Guns (L). The General was wounded soon after. They were at last beat across the Hollow Way (R) and made no further stand. The Retreat was full of Confusion and Hurry, but after a few Miles there was a Body got to rally.

With reference to present topography, the first map shows that the British left was at the Pennsylvania railroad and Corey avenue, the right at the river and Turtle Creek at Frazier's; the convoy spread out from this point as far west as Thirteenth street. The "Hollow Way"

is just beyond Braddock Station on the Pennsylvania railroad. The British advance got as far north as Kirkpatrick avenue and Corey street in North Braddock borough. The French and Indians were massed on the south side of the railroad about Copeland Station; the main body of the British were north of the present line of the Pennsylvania tracks. The second map shows the British huddled about the location of Braddock Station of that road, perhaps slightly above, surrounded on three sides, with an open way to the east. The convoys are shown at the railroad in front of the furnaces, a few Indians are on their left flank; French and Indians on right flank (though scattered) as far east as Bessemer Station, with skulking parties behind trees endeavoring to entirely surround the British. At the time of the battle Frazier's house was deserted. From there it was eight miles to Fort Duquesne by a rough path.

Mackellar was with Gage in the advance. Parkman says his map was never fully approved by the chief officers, presumably Gage and Burton, but it does correspond closely to one made by Capt. Orme, whose plan, the last of six, was engraved in 1758 and published by Jeffreys in his work, "General Topography of North America and the West Indies," London, 1768. This work contains a plan of Fort Duquesne also, which Jeffreys calls "le Quesne."

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