Miscommunication Experiences: The Battle Of Jumonville

George Washington was a general in the French and Indian War to our first president of the United States, he is a power figure in history. Firstly, It all started in the French and Indian War where he was sent by Virginia’s governor to deliver an ultimatum to the French. In addition, Britain and France were fighting over the Ohio River Valley, and George Washington’s family and along with other political allies were very supportive and had economic interests in the Ohio River Valley. After learning about Fort Necessity, George Washington set up his troops in the Great Meadows of Fort Necessity. The French easily outnumbered the Colonials and then Washington surrendered at Fort Necessity. Next, When faced with the French again they used there

Adams wanted to get France to sign a treaty similar to the Jay Treaty, which was signed with England, as a way to restore international relations. However, the French foreign minister, Talleyrand, wanted the equivalent of $250,000 for himself and a loan for France which amounted to extreme bribery. Pinckney said he wouldn’t even give a sixpence. Long before the Quasi War had started, United States and France signed the Treaty of Alliance, which was signed by Ben Franklin. It said that the two countries has a military alliance and said the French would help the Americans fight the British if they needed assistance. Congress wanted to go to war with France and Adams did not want to, because he wanted to keep the peace. One of the first battles was in February, the USS Constellation, lead by Thomas Thruxton,

George Washington was sent back once again to force the movement of the French. These small attacks led to a much larger war due to the fact that both of these countries wanted to control the sugar and the fur trade businesses. When neither would surrender the land, it led to the French and Indian War also known as the Seven Years War. The war ended with the signing of the treaty of Paris by France. A germane quote from George Washington was,"I heard the bullets whistle, and believe me, there is something charming in the sound (Washington, G 1754)".

Washington wasn’t always such a great leader. During the French and Indian War, Washington made a lot of mistakes such as his horrible embarrassment in result of the assassination of French Diplomat Jumonville. “When the musket smoke cleared, Ensign Joseph Coulon de Jumonville lay wounded, trying to explain to Washington that he was on a diplomatic mission. Before surrender was declared, Tanaghrisson struck the ambassador dead with a tomahawk to the head. Anticipating French retaliation, the young Virginian withdrew a few miles to a large meadow, where he hastily built a small, crude stockade and named it Fort Necessity. Here, Washington suffered his first and most humiliating defeat by French reinforcements on July 3, 1754. Washington signed the surrender document, which was written in French, and unknowingly accepted responsibility for the ambassador's death. The French published the document in major European capitals.” (Clash of Empires) (Q. Should I explain more about the quote before I go into the Battle of Trenton?) Even though Washington started out as not a very good leader, the Battle of Trenton during the American Revolution shows how Washington was able to learn from the Battle of Great Meadows and use his former mistakes to be victorious. This helped him to become a much better leader.

In 1754 George Washington and 150 Virginian militiamen were sent to the Ohio Country to secure the land of Virginians who had rights to 500,000 acres. His militia killed a French leader,

War in Europe between England and France was a constant threat to the United States. American involvement in the war would lead to catastrophic results for the new country. So, in order to maintain peaceful relations and the growth of the government and economy, Washington issued the neutrality proclamation. Washington established this proclamation in order to protect the country from another war, and to prevent the American people from taking sides in the war (Doc 4). Washington’s experience of being in the middle of two opposing sides carried on throughout his presidency.

George Washington was an important figure during the French and Indian War in 1763. Before the war began, there was a conflict between the British and the French. Both of the empires wanted to expand and claim lands in North America, but soon ran into territory issues. Britain demands the French to give ownership, but the French did not comply. The British government sent Washington along with General Edward Braddock to Fort Duquesne to warn the French there will be consequences if they will not follow the British's demand. When Washington and his men got to the fort, they attempted to attack the fort but were ambushed by the French guerrilla war style attack. Braddock was killed in the battle and his position was given to George Washington.

George Washington was our very 1st President of the United States of America. His presidency took time during war debt due to the American Revolution during a time of European conflicts. Political parties were starting to form and he had to act efficiently to make the right decisions which would benefit the people of the United States. Despite these difficulties, George Washington protected the peoples’ rights better than John Adams because he worked to keep America safe and allowed citizens to speak out to their government. Washington wanted to protect America, along with its citizens, to the best of his ability and he showed this by making the Neutrality Proclamation. In his speech he states, “Whereas it appears that a state of war exists between...Great Britain...on the one part and France on the other...the...interest of the United States require that [it] should with sincerity and good faith adopt and pursue a conduct friendly and impartial [neutral] toward [both countries].”

The battle of Yorktown was an accidental battle. George Washington was wanting to attack New York with the French fleet. But he found out that the French fleet was sailing for Chesapeake Bay. Washington set up some large brick bread ovens and a large camp to make the British think that Washington’s army was planning on staying. Then Washington let false plans fall into British hands to make them think that Washington was planning an attack. With French general Rochambeau sailing down the river, the French fleet sailing for Chesapeake Bay and Marquis De Lafayette keeping Cornwallis holed up in Yorktown General Washington planned to meet with Rochambeau and Lafayette hoping that the French fleet would be blockading Cornwallis from escape. Clinton

Joining in Lawrences place ranked George up to major. Washington was eager to prove he was good enough and that perspective is what leads to what he means to us today. He was so eager to prove himself he joined in a dangerous mission to the Ohio territory in 1753. George was supposed to carry a warning  message to the French from the governor . After Washington soon arrived he had to inform the governor that the French would not listen to the message and would not leave Ohio. After Washington did that he was promoted to the  lieutenant colonel.  Soon after he traveled back to the northern frontier were unpremeditated fighting resulted in the death of Joseph Jumonville, one of the French officers. Washington and his troop continued to work on a fort in Great Meadow, Pennsylvania. The French who were angry about the death of Jumonville decided that they were going to attack back. The surrounded George and his troop at the fort, but Washington could only surrender showing he would not fight and get his men killed. The French and Britain both wanted the Ohio  territory which is what made the war   known as the French and Indian war to Americans and the seven year war to the Britain start. After having to surrender the fort to the French George resigned his appointment with the Virginia regiment and  bought his sister-in-law Annes Mount Vernon estate close to Alexandria, Virginia. Even though  George bought the house he wanted to expand his military experience George

As problems arose between the European countries, Washington’s insistence on neutrality in foreign quarrels set another key precedent, as did his insistence that the power to make such a determination be lodged in the presidency. He issued a Proclamation of Neutrality on April 22, 1793 which largely declared the U.S. neutral in the ongoing war between France and Britain. He said in the Proclamation that the U.S. would remain “friendly and impartial toward the belligerent powers.” Within days of Washington's second inauguration, France declared war on a host of European nations, England among

Breaking news! George Washington has made an important decision for the future of the US. France has started a revolution. They have executed their king and overthrown their government. Some European countries have declared war. The Europeans wanted to restore a king to the throne. The two parties are thorn between which country they favor. To fix this predicament, George Washington issued a Proclamation of Neutrality in the war for England and France. He did not want the US to favor either country. President Washington knows that the U.S. was too weak to fight in the war. He wants the United States to strengthen their own country first. When he left office, he made sure to warn the future Presidents to stay out of foreign entanglements. This

At the end of the 18th century, an undeclared war was going on between the United States and France because of the recent XYZ affair; triggering a positive reaction by Federalists like Fisher Ames to convince the authorities to make the war official. Not knowing what to do, President John Adams appointed former-President George Washington as commander of the army to hopefully resolve the issue with France through diplomacy (as was Washington's stance).

This battle was considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War, the French were looking for revenge for the British from the previous war that the French had lost, so they were secretly giving money to the Americans to help them win the war. It was Washington´s time to prove that he can keep his place as a general because plans were set in place for there to be a new general named, Horatio Gates, to take his place. The money and supplies helped the Americans tremendously this was a huge part of why the Americans won the battle. After the Americans won this battle they announced that they would fight with the Americans in the war. This gave the americans a huge advantage and now the British lost many resources than before, another reason

Some people may wonder why George Washington was chosen to serve as a commander during this war. “In 1753, Lieutenant Governor Dinwiddie of Virginia ordered a young, ambitious 21-year old George Washington on mission deep into the Ohio Country to confront the French.”(“Mount Vernon”1) Because of his ambition to confront the French he was well respected all over and proved himself to be chosen as the commander for the war.