After the Battle of Monongahela, George Washington wrote from Fort Cumberland to his younger brother, John Augustine Washington, July 18, 1755:
"But by the All-Powerful Dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability or expectation; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, although death was leveling my companions on every side of me!"
General Braddock, however, was not as fortunate. Ironically, Colonel Thomas Gage commanded the lead unit, and worked with Washington to form a rear guard to cover Braddock's retreat.