# General Braddock — The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin character guide

> General Braddock in The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Braddock

**First appearance:** 0019-xvi-braddock-s-expedition

## Snapshot

The confident British commander whose march against Fort Duquesne ended in catastrophe, with Franklin scrambling to supply wagons and warn him.

## Who they are

Braddock arrives in the colonies with professional swagger and little patience for frontier advice, including Franklin's cautions about ambush and Indian warfare. Franklin, drawn into the campaign as a supplier, watches his warnings go unheeded and disaster follow. The episode marks a turning point in Franklin's public life, showing him as a practical fixer caught between imperial arrogance and colonial reality.

## Relationships

### [Colonel Dunbar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/franklin_autobiography_se/characters/colonel_dunbar)

_professional_

Subordinate officer under Braddock during the French and Indian War campaign.

## In the story

### [XVI: Braddock’s Expedition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/franklin_autobiography_se/chapters/xvi-braddock-s-expedition)

British general leading the expedition; lands at Alexandria, marches to Frederictown, and relies on Franklin to secure wagons.

### [XVII: Franklin’s Defense of the Frontier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/franklin_autobiography_se/chapters/xvii-franklin-s-defense-of-the-frontier)

His defeat is mentioned as a shock; Franklin advises on measures to prevent desertion of back counties.

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