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Death of Washington's Father.
Augustine Washington, George's father, dies of a stomach disorder. -
Mission into Ohio Country.
The royal governor of Virginia, Robert Dinwiddie, sends Washington on a daring mission into the Virginia wilderness to contest French claims in the Ohio Country. -
Washington start's French & Indian War.
Route to defending a strategic point, Washington and his forces encounter and slaughter a small Detachment of French Forces including their commander, the noble Monsieur Joseph Coulon -
Battle of Monongahela.
After a disastrous defeat at the Monongahela River that will cost Braddock his life, Washington rallies the British troops for an organized and protected retreat. Washington will emerge from the "Massacre at Monongahela" with a reputation for bravery under fire. -
Marriage to Martha Washington.
Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis and becomes, overnight, one of the richest men in the colonies. He will assume the care of Martha's two children, John Parke, known as Jacky (dies in 1781), and Martha, known as Patsy. -
Boston Massacre.
British regulars fire on Boston civilians, killing five. The Boston Massacre greatly exacerbates tensions. -
Boston Tea Party.
On the day of the Boston Tea Party, In protest against the newly passed taxes on tea, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty, disguised as Indians, raid the British ships docked in Boston harbor and dump their cargo of tea into the Charles River. -
Battle's of Lexington & Concord.
British soldiers and colonial militia clash at Lexington and Concord in what will come to be known as the first battles of the Revolutionary War. -
Reading of Declaration Of Independence.
Washington, now in New York, orders that the newly published Declaration of Independence be read aloud to the troops. -
Battle of Saratoga.
General Horatio Gates captures British general John Burgoyne's army at the Battle of Saratoga. The surprising Continental victory spurs France to enter the war as a colonial ally.
