George Washington Biography

“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.” - George Washington

George Washington was an extraordinary person. He was able to achieve such great things and left a grand representation of what the future political and military leaders should be like. Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. His father, Augustine Washington was a landowner and planter who died when George Washington was only 11 years old. Before Washington's birth, Augustine married his first wife, Jane Butler and had three children, but sadly Jane died in 1729 and Augustine remarried to to Mary Ball in 1731 (George Washington Biography) . George Washington was the eldest
Washington shows his tactics and wit during the December 1776 Christmas day battle in Trenton. After many loses, George Washington needed a victory to impel his soldiers to reenlist in his army. Because of his cleverness Washington concluded that the paid and un-motivated soldiers, the Hessians in Trenton would be celebrating Christmas and this was the perfect time to attack and boost his army’s self esteem ( Hobart Article on the Battle of Trenton). On Christmas night, Washington figured out a plan to cross the Delaware River and surprise attack the Hessian Soldiers. Washington and his troops attacked at three points early in the morning of December 26th when the Hessians were sleeping and drunk from the night of celebrating ( Hobart Article on the Battle of Trenton) . This was a smart and quick call that boosted the American spirit and captured more than 900 Hessian men ( Hobart Article on the Battle of Trenton) .Another example of George Washington's great tactics was during the Siege of Yorktown. Originally George Washington was planning to attack New York, but with the aid of Francois De Grasse, George Washington changed his course to attack Yorktown,where General Cornwallis was conveniently waiting for supplies from New York (Hobart Article on the Battle of Yorktown). George Washington knew this would be a great time to attack and win a battle. On October
In the Battle of Yorktown, Francois de Grasse addresses that Cornwallis had been waiting for supplies in Yorktown (Hobart Article on the Battle of Yorktown) . Washington being humble, took Grasse’s advice and changed his course to find that Francois de Grasse was true. If Washington did not listen to Francois De Grasse, he would not have been able to win one of the biggest battles in the American Revolution. Adding on, in the Battle of Princeton, Washington had ordered and trusted Colonel John Cadwalader to find information on the British in Princeton. Colonel Cadwalader during his research received detailed information from a young man about the British works, cannons and force disposition, which George Washington put into great use in planning against the British ( Mount Vernon article, 10 Facts about the Battle of Princeton). If George Washington did not trust Colonel Cadwalader, he would not have performed as well as he did in the Battle of Princeton, but since Washington did trust the Colonel and took advice from the Colonel, he won a major battle and boosted the esteem of the whole continental army. Adding on, Washington proved his humbleness towards others and their advice in the Battle of Saratoga. Washington put his trust in