[2] He also organized the force that attacked General Edward Braddock's army after it forded the Monongahela River.

However, his adoption of Native American customs, such as wearing war paint and regalia, helped raise the morale and fighting tenacity of the warriors under his command.

[1] Recently sent to relieve Claude-Pierre Contrecœur, the Commander at Fort Dusquesne (although he had not yet officially done so), he organized the attack on the troops of General Braddock while they crossed the Monongahela River in order to besiege Fort Duquesne in New France.

Leading a small force composed of regular soldiers, Canadian militia, and a majority of native Indians, he managed to defeat Braddock's army.

Although killed at the beginning of the confrontation, he remained famous for having used Indian habits, such as the use of war paint during the ambush.