This #PresidentsDay, let’s look at George Washington at his worst.

At 22, Washington’s failed 1754 mission near Fort Duquesne helped spark a global war.

A historian argues those early mistakes forged the resilient leadership he’d later bring to the American Revolution. theconversation.com/how-a-22-y… #Histodons @histodons

How a 22-year-old George Washington learned how to lead, from a series of mistakes in the Pennsylvania wilderness

Washington’s fundamental character as a military leader was forged in the Ohio River Valley, where he also inadvertently helped ignite the French and Indian War.

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