He continued to serve with the regiment and was involved in the disastrous Braddock Expedition of 1755 and other expeditions.
Braddock had received important assistance from Benjamin Franklin, who helped procure wagons and supplies for the expedition.
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On July 9, 1755, in the Battle of the Monongahela, French and Indian forces from Fort Duquesne defeated the expedition of British General Edward Braddock, who himself was mortally wounded.
The French held the fort successfully early in the war, turning back the 1755 expedition led by General Edward Braddock.