A mural at George Washington High School in San Francisco depicts the future founding father on the battlefield during the French and Indian War, including the Jumonville incident at top left.

Keywords French and Indian War, Seven Years War, North America, British Army, French Army, George Washington, William Pitt, James Wolfe, Native American alliances, historical speculation Judge ...

His father, Augustine, is a plantation owner who dies when George is 11. June 15, 1775 Having served with distinction in the French and Indian War, Washington is appointed as commander-in-chief of ...

This first battle ended, ironically, on July 4, 1754, when Colonel George Washington surrendered to French ... of the war: Its aftermath formed the crucible of the nation’s Indian affairs ...

During the Revolutionary War, conditions ... could forge a nation. Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first ...