In this way, he had several skirmishes with the Canadians, but the latter never succeeded in surprising any force to which he was attached.

Walsham and his scouts were often sent out with parties from other regiments, and General Monckton was so pleased with his vigilance and activity, that he specially mentioned him to General Wolfe, at the same time telling him of the services he had performed on the lakes, and the very favourable reports which had been made by Johnson, Monro, Lord Howe, and Abercromby, of the work done by the corps which he had organized and commanded.
"I wish we had a few more officers trained to this sort of warfare," General Wolfe said.

"Send him on board the Sutherland tomorrow.

I have some service which he is well fitted to carry out." James accordingly repaired on board the Sutherland, and was conducted to the general's cabin.
"General Monckton has spoken to me in high terms of you, Lieutenant Walsham, and he tells me that you have been several times mentioned in despatches, by the generals under whom you served; and you were with Braddock as well as with Johnson, Howe, and Abercromby, and with Monro at the siege of Fort William Henry.

How is it that so young an officer should have seen so much service ?" James informed him how, having been pressed on board a man of war, he had been discharged, in accordance with orders from home, and, hearing that his friends were going to obtain a commission for him, in a regiment under orders for America, he had thought it best to utilize his time by accompanying General Braddock as a volunteer, in order to learn something of forest warfare; that, after that disastrous affair, he had served with Johnson in a similar capacity, until, on his regiment arriving, he had been selected to drill a company of scouts, and had served with them on the lakes, until the corps was broken up when the regiment sailed for Canada.
"In fact, you have seen more of this kind of warfare than any officer in the army," General Wolfe said.