Young Washington - Trailer.

Might be the first time I see a movie in the theater in a loooong time. Looks good.

At the Battle of the Monongahela he had 2 horses shot from under him and 4 bullet holes in his coat. Was completely unharmed. In his journal he wrote about how providence was with him.

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Holy frick sticks. No blacks?

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WTF are you talking about?

This is probably AS most ambitious project to date. A1 actors and looks like they went in on special effects. Hopefully Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of America the right way. This is one worth seeing in theaters.

I've been wanting to research if this story is written anywhere, but very cool story Ben Carson tells about GW.

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in a letter to his brother


Their British saw something in Washington I mean Fort Necessity was a bit of a **** **** but Washington just happened to be the commander of a bad situation and he didn't speak French

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had it not been for New York during the revolution, Washington would have gone down as one of the greatest military minds of his era. We think of Washington as this old man, but he was only in his early 40s during the revolution. There are multiple reports of Washington being shot through his coat and horses shot from under him without getting a scratch.

As to the action star comments, well yes, he was one of the biggest men in Virginia during this time and was considered the finest horsemen of his era. Dude was a brick shithouse in the 1750s when most men stood about 5' 6" tall. He would look to them like the guy playing Jack Reecher today looks to us...

GW military tactics were on par with his contemporaries. His greatest trait was leadership in the field. He was a great military leader, when he had resources. It is the vogue of historians in the 20th century to write GW as average general that outlasted the British. Uh, no.

1. He commissioned and sent out Knox to Ticonderoga and basically took Boston without basically firing a shot. He completely out maneuvered the British by placing those cannons on Dorchester Heights.

2. He commissioned Daniel Morgan as basically the worlds first special forces to attack the British. If not for Danial Morgan and Arnold, the Battle of Saratoga would not have been a victory bring the French into the war. Also credit DM with a big reason we won the Battle of Cowpens which collapsed Cornwallis's left flank.

3. He appointed Nathanial Green in charge of the southern campaign. That lead to ultimate victory.

4. After the defeat in New York, he made the months of Dec 1776 and Jan 1777 a nightmare for the British. He out maneuvered the best British generals in the Trenton-Princeton campaigns with fewer troops and resources.

5. He was smart enough to recognize the position that Cornwallis was in after Tarlton's defeat at Cowpens. He tricked Clinton into thinking he was still in New York while moving south to attack Cornwallis in Yorktown with French naval support.

6. He was the spy master of the revolution. Washington's spies are not just a series, it was completely real. He out maneuvered the British consistently.

7. His biggest victory was keeping Clinton in New York. He managed to keep enough threat for Clinton in the north for so long, the British were willing to give up all the northern colonies and try to hold the richer southern colonies. Thus the southern strategy which ultimately lead to the British downfall. They had to do that becuase of Washington.


I think historians in a post-modern higher education system downplay the greatness of Washington.