"When Young George Washington Started a War" Topic
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| Tango01 | 09 Nov 2019 12:43 p.m. PST |
"On the night of May 27, 1754, Lt. Col. George Washington led a party of Virginia soldiers out of an encampment in the Ohio Valley. The conditions were horrid—a night "as black as pitch," as the young commander recorded in his journal. An unceasing rain made the dark woods even more impervious to the soldiers and warriors. Washington was only 22 years old, his mouth still full of teeth. The uniform he wore was likely a woolen officer's coat showing his allegiance to the British empire—he was a loyal subject of King George II. He and his Virginia Regiment of a little over 100 effective soldiers were the tip of His Majesty's spear in North America. Their assignment: to finish building a fort that would anchor Britain's control over the Ohio Valley…"
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| Disco Joe | 09 Nov 2019 2:23 p.m. PST |
Armand, you posted this on the wrong board. It should have been posted on the French and Indian War board and not the American Revolution because as noted in the article it states French and Indian War. |
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paints brigs for the British fleet.