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1: That One Time When George Washington Sort of Triggered an International War by Prof. Greg Jackson

1: That One Time When George Washington Sort of Triggered an International War

from History That Doesn't Suck

by Prof. Greg Jackson

Published: Thu Sep 28 2017

Show Notes

"[He] washed his hands with the brains."

This is the story of a 22-year-old George Washington as commander of a 400-man army fighting the French. We'll also hear about his childhood, the deaths, backcountry experience, and finagling, that bring George--who's untrained, inexperienced, too young, and completely Outgunned--to this moment. He fails. Miserably. But not without triggering a war between France and Britain that will change the American colonies' relationship to the British Crown forever.

This Second Edition episode is a rewritten, rerecorded, and remastered version of the original episode that aired on September 27, 2017.Head to HTDSpodcast.com to find out how to listen to the original.

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