In early 1755, England ordered General Edward Braddock, with the 44th and 48th Regiments, to Virginia to join colonial forces in an effort to expel the French from Fort Duquesne. Because of considerations other than military, Braddock and his escort traveled through Maryland. Most of his command, Sir Peter Halkett's 44th Regiment, the royal artillery, and major wagon trains that included Madame Browne's celebrated unit used the Vestal's Gap Road and crossed the present-day Claude Moore Park. Many future generals of the Revolutionary War also went this way. Joining the 44th Regiment was the North Carolina detachment, which included Daniel Boone, who later won fame on the Kentucky frontier.