THIS MISTAKE HELPED TRANSFORM 22-YEAR-OLD GEORGE WASHINGTON INTO A LEADERSciArtJul 41 min readUnder orders from Dinwiddie and desperate to prove himself, Washington acted rashly. He and his force of about 40 men attacked a French detachment of similar size in what became known as the Battle of Jumonville Glen, an episode that helped ignite the French and Indian War.
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