Final Essay #1

George Washington was horrible as a genral in the French and Indian war. He did not understand that standing in formation while the enemy shoots at you from under cover is a bad idea. He was too used to the old formal fighting tactics of the English while the French adaptid to the fighting styles of the Indians. This was mostly because he was young and he was just doing what he was taught instaed of making decisions for himself. This is why Washington was a bad genral during the French and Indian was.
In the American Revolutionary war, George Washington began to learn about how to fight without using the tactic where people stand in a field and take turns shooting at eachother. He gained most of his knolage from fighting experience. An example that he left his former fighting tactics behind is, at the battle of brokelin hights when he lost, instead of staying and having tea with the other genrals, he snuck away in the night. This is how Washington began to grow as a genral.
Washington played a unique roll in the founding of america. He was able to inspire soldiers to fight even though they lost almost every battle. At Vally Forge, when he could have gone somewhere else with a warm bed and plenty of food, he stayed with his soldiers and went through the tough times with them. This is why the soldiers respected his. This is why Washington played a unique roll in the founding of america.