"These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia; but upon the King's regular and disciplined troops, sir, it is impossible they should make any impression."

-- General Braddock to Ben Franklin

"The yell of the Indians is fresh on my ear, and the terrific sound will haunt me until the hour of my dissolution."

-- Captain Leslie of Braddock's army, writing on July 30th 1755

"Who would have thought it? We shall better know how to deal with them another time."

-- General Braddock's dying words

"He is now dead, but he was a bad man when he was alive; he looked upon us as dogs, and would never hear anything that was said to him. We often endeavored to advise him and to tell him of the danger he was in with his soldiers; but he never appeared pleased with us; and that was the reason that a great many of our warriors left him and would not be under his command."

-- Scarroyaddy of the Delawares referring to General Braddock

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