GEORGE WASHINGTON Have you ever wondered about that old guy on your one dollar bill? Who he is and what has he done to deserve that place on the dollar? Well that old guy is George Washington, and most people know him as our first president. But if you dig a little deeper and did more research you would find out that George Washington was so much more. Let’s go back to George’s early life, before he was ever a general or our president. George was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Augustine Washington, George’s father, had three children with his first wife but when she passed away he would marry Mary Ball and have six children with her. George was the oldest of them, excluding his three older
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He was sent off to Fort Leboeuf to warn the French to remove themselves from the land that was claimed by the British. When the French refused, Washington rushed back to Williamsburg and Dinwiddie sent Washington back. But this time he sent him with troops, who then attacked the French post and also killed a commander as well as nine others. This is the start of the French and Indian war, or to some, Seven Years war. It is also the first time Washington had any experience in battle. In a letter to his brother Jack, Washington talks about the war saying “I heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.” Unfortunately the French fought right back, forcing Washington to return to his post in Great Meadows. Washington soon surrendered and promised to not build anymore forts. It’s true that Washington was very disappointed and even a little embarrassed about the loss, he still received a thank you from the House of Burgesses and his name appeared in the London …show more content…
They had planned on attacking Fort Duquesne, Fort Niagra, and Crown Point, which are all French forces, but the French ambushed them leaving Washington with four bullet holes in the cloak. That same year Washington was promoted to Commander of the Virginia troops, and he was only twenty-three. After another assignment Washington was sent home in 1757 because of is bad health. But in 1758, he was back to try capture Fort Duquesne one more time. Although there were twenty-six casualties on Washington’s side, it was actually a victory because they finally captured Fort
He was sent off to Fort Leboeuf to warn the French to remove themselves from the land that was claimed by the British. When the French refused, Washington rushed back to Williamsburg and Dinwiddie sent Washington back. But this time he sent him with troops, who then attacked the French post and also killed a commander as well as nine others. This is the start of the French and Indian war, or to some, Seven Years war. It is also the first time Washington had any experience in battle. In a letter to his brother Jack, Washington talks about the war saying “I heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.” Unfortunately the French fought right back, forcing Washington to return to his post in Great Meadows. Washington soon surrendered and promised to not build anymore forts. It’s true that Washington was very disappointed and even a little embarrassed about the loss, he still received a thank you from the House of Burgesses and his name appeared in the London …show more content…
They had planned on attacking Fort Duquesne, Fort Niagra, and Crown Point, which are all French forces, but the French ambushed them leaving Washington with four bullet holes in the cloak. That same year Washington was promoted to Commander of the Virginia troops, and he was only twenty-three. After another assignment Washington was sent home in 1757 because of is bad health. But in 1758, he was back to try capture Fort Duquesne one more time. Although there were twenty-six casualties on Washington’s side, it was actually a victory because they finally captured Fort