French and Indian War
Arriving in America in 1757, he served in the French and Indian War as a Captain in the Pennsylvania militia. He was part of the Forbes expedition that captured Fort Duquesne in 1758 He wrote a letter describing the condition of the fort. (He was not part of the Braddock expedition. He was still in Ireland at the time. He served in the Forbest expedition that captured Fort Duquesne in November, 1758.)
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