north_carolina september military commander political figure province north_carolina led troops home abroad service given command company north_carolina provincial soldiers war ear served commander chief colonial soldiers french indian war resigning commission retired home death lead establishment wilmington north_carolina early life emigration born scottish highlands purchased acres north_carolina received additional grant acres shortly arrival north_carolina governor appointed justice tried unsuccessfully appoint council military political career war ear war broke spain great_britain respective powers colonial possessions spheres influence outset conflict british requested colonies supply troops expedition south_america selected governor lead company men region city located modern day country colombia cape fear company joined companies raised region granted provincial commission captain british_army june arriving south_america men north_carolina companies placed direct command colonel governor virginia disease ridden campaign culminated spring disastrous british delays british fleet landing troops assault key spanish fortification combined fact british scaling parties shorter walls intended caused militia regular soldiers suffer percent casualty rate prior assault called campaign left survivors command north_carolina contingent returned home january placed command militia return war british spanish expanded wider war french known colonies king george war spanish fleet attacked town north_carolina assisted local militia captain raiding force inter war career war ear french indian war served commissioner 2nd charged sale proprietor lands active colonial government baron wilmington associated land grant agent served death french indian war conclusion king george war tension increased frontier french held north american territory british colonies coast possibility outbreak war experienced soldier nominated commander north_carolina militia sent aid virginia request governor government virginia particular feared french incursions claimed territory fellow friends considered naming commander chief provincial forces instead chose death left position vacant appointed june george_washington second command washington given command death led unit orders appointed superior washington unit native allies surprised french unit killing unit commander large force french soldiers advanced trap washington july assaulted near pennsylvania forced surrender blamed acting governor north_carolina defeat stating men assembled timely fashion accompanied washington frontier engagement signaled beginning colonial combat french english erupted open war tenure commander chief scarcely begun onset french indian war directed maryland reinforce fort north_carolina soldiers came virginia difficult manage eventually informed pay reduced returning home disbanded unit instability matters worse command ill disposed particularly months appointment relieved command stayed fort cumberland general general arrived force british regulars named governor tasked commanding reserve force troops fort disastrous expedition led army ohio valley ambushed routed leaving general mortally wounded operation holding area wounded sick soldiers hear defeat inform way lord permitted resign commission return north_carolina retirement death lived remainder life point pleasant plantation north_carolina left wife jean children later married business associate death buried husbands legacy death left academy called academy constructed wilmington north_carolina exists today main east west salisbury north_carolina named
James Innes (North Carolina)