in june 1757, a 36-man contingent of the garrison, led by lieutenant james adamson and ensign richard coytmore, attacked a band of hostile indians who were threatening the cherokee at great tellico. three of the intruders were killed, and the rest were driven out. in september 1757, paul demeré attended the cherokees' green corn dance, and spent the subsequent months encouraging the cherokee to launch attacks against the french and their indian allies. he convinced a number of cherokees, including attakullakulla, to join the forbes expedition against fort duquesne in 1758 (attakullakulla would eventually abandon the expedition in disgust over forbes' delays).