 Joseph Coulon de Jumonville. I won't get too much into the details, but basically an ambush ensued. Although what happened is debated to this day, we do know that the event was short and bloody and that in the end, Washington and his men were victorious and Jumonville was dead. It was said that the chief who accompanied Washington cracked open Jumonville's skull and rinsed his hands with the man's blood and brains. Later, when recapping the incident, Washington wrote to his brother,