May 21, 1755

I have been in the militia for a month now under my leader General Edward Braddock, I am preparing to go to battle at Fort Duquesne. I am kind of scared of battle considering that I have no weapon because I am an african american and am not aloud but am ready to do my part in the fight. The only thing I am really worried about is the fact that General Braddock doesn't seem to know much about frontier fighting I am worried that maybe his fighting styles may prove inferior to the opposed veteran generals on the French side who have more experience fighting on the new frontier.