▁goods ▁to ▁the ▁Native ▁Americans . ▁Both ▁men ▁cov et ed ▁the ▁land ▁at ▁Long ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁Hol ston ▁River ▁( now ▁Kings port , ▁Tennessee ) ▁and ▁soon ▁fell ▁out . ▁ ▁Governor ▁Robert ▁Din w idd ie ▁bl amed ▁the ▁quar rel ▁for ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ero ke es ▁to ▁aid ▁the ▁British ▁against ▁the ▁French . ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 5 ▁G ist ▁accompanied ▁Br add ock ' s ▁Ex ped ition ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 5 , ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁his ▁father ' s ▁r anger ▁company ▁in ▁Washington ' s ▁colonial ▁regiment . ▁He ▁continued ▁his ▁military ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 6 , ▁protect ing ▁the ▁front ier ▁against ▁ra ids ▁by ▁pro - F rench ▁Indians . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 7 , ▁G ist ▁received ▁promotion ▁to ▁captain ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁responsibility ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 ▁Ch ero ke es ▁living ▁in ▁Virginia . ▁He ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁leading ▁these ▁native ▁pe op les ▁as ▁an ▁auxili ary ▁force ▁during ▁the ▁successful ▁For bes ▁Ex ped ition ▁of ▁ 1 7 5 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 0 , ▁G ist ▁accompanied ▁Daniel ▁Bo one ▁and ▁other ▁hun ters ▁on ▁a ▁tre k ▁to ▁Ab ing don , ▁Virginia , ▁then ▁called ▁Wolf ▁Hill . ▁The ▁two ▁then ▁split ▁up , ▁with ▁Bo one ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁Long ▁Island ▁and ▁G ist ▁travel ing ▁to ▁C umber land ▁G ap .