The following year 3,000 Massachusetts provincials saw service, mainly as garrison troops. The Massachusetts provincials participated in Abercrombie's expedition against Ticonderoga. This was the main means by which the provincials could prosecute former governors. Ferbey made his return to the Alberta provincials in 1999. These latter were predominantly Armenian or Coptic-speaking provincials. This declaration greatly angered the Roman provincials, and in consequence, most allied against Rome. These extracted money form the provincials unscrupulously to line their pockets. Morgan thus acquired a disdain for British authorities and their treatment of provincials. The provincials got the judges to resign and leave. However it appears that by this period the semi-independent Heruli near Belgrade became Roman provincials. The General meets more regularly with smaller councils composed of just the provincials. They were tried only if accusations from local provincials were brought against them. This was maintained by the prefecture and funded by provincials. Gage responded by preparing to march to collect munitions from the provincials. Both teams advanced to the Junior B Provincials in Leduc.