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- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War abstract "George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) commanded the Continental Army in American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and was the first President of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Because of his central role in the founding of the United States, Washington is often called the "Father of his Country". His devotion to republicanism and civic virtue made him an exemplary figure among early American politicians.Washington's military experience began in the French and Indian War with a commission as a major in the militia of the British Province of Virginia. In 1753 Washington was sent as an ambassador from the British crown to the French officials and Indians as far north as present-day Erie, Pennsylvania. The following year he led another expedition to the area to assist in the construction of a fort at present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Before reaching that point, he and some of his men, accompanied by Indian allies, ambushed a French scouting party. Its leader was killed, although the exact circumstances of his death were disputed. This peacetime act of aggression is seen as one of the first military steps leading to the global Seven Years' War. The French responded by attacking fortifications Washington erected following the ambush, forcing his surrender. Released on parole, Washington and his troops returned to Virginia.In 1755 he participated as a volunteer aide in the ill-fated expedition of General Edward Braddock, where he distinguished himself in the retreat following the climactic Battle of Monongahela. He served from 1755 until 1758 as colonel and commander of the Virginia Regiment, directing the provincial defenses against French and Indian raids and building the regiment into one of the best-trained provincial militias of the time. He led the regiment as part of the 1758 expedition of General John Forbes that successfully drove the French from Fort Duquesne, during which he and some of his companies were involved in a friendly fire incident. Unable to get a commission in the British Army, Washington then resigned from the provincial militia, married, and took up the life of a Virginia plantation owner.Washington gained valuable military skills during the war, acquiring tactical, strategic, and logistical military experience. He also acquired important political skills in his dealings with the British military establishment and the provincial government. His military exploits, although they included some notable failures, made his military reputation in the colonies such that he became a natural selection as the commander in chief of the Continental Army following the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in 1775. His successes in military and political spheres during that conflict led to his election as the first President of the United States of America.".
- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War battle Battle_of_Fort_Necessity.
- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War battle Battle_of_Jumonville_Glen.
- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War battle Battle_of_the_Monongahela.
- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War battle Braddock_Expedition.
- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War battle Forbes_Expedition.
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- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War militaryCommand "Virginia Regiment".
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- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War serviceEndYear "1758".
- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War serviceStartYear "1753".
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- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War battles "*French and Indian War *:Battle of Jumonville Glen *:Battle of Fort Necessity *:Braddock Expedition *:Battle of the Monongahela *:Forbes Expedition".
- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War birthDate "1732-02-22".
- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War birthPlace Colony_of_Virginia.
- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War birthPlace Westmoreland_County,_Virginia.
- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War branch "Provincial militia".
- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War caption "This portrait of Washington was painted in 1772 by Charles Willson Peale, and shows Washington in uniform as a colonel of the Virginia Regiment. The original hangs in Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. It is the earliest known depiction of Washington.".
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- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War deathDate "1799-12-14".
- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War deathPlace Mount_Vernon,_Virginia.
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- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War laterwork "*Commander-in-chief, Continental Army *President of the United States of America".
- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War name "George Washington".
- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War placeofburial "Washington family vault, Mount Vernon".
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- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War rank "Colonel, provincial militia".
- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War serviceyears "1753".
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- George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War comment "George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) commanded the Continental Army in American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and was the first President of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Because of his central role in the founding of the United States, Washington is often called the "Father of his Country".".
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