When GW surrendered Fort Necessity he was 22 years old and had less military training then a jrROTC freshman.
The greatness of Washington is often overlooked today
Definitely true! His greatest military quality was he learned from mistakes!
“He latter proved his mettle at the Battle of the Monongahela where he successfully led the British army to safety.”
The same battle where Indians decided that George Washington was protected by the Great Spirit if the legend is true:
“The “Indian Prophecy” is a legend told about George Washington’s miraculous survival at the Battle of the Monongahela, and a subsequent encounter he had with an Indigenous sachem. A variant version is sometimes known as “the Bulletproof President.”
“The tale is credited to Washington’s doctor and friend James Craik, and the fullest version was published by Washington’s step-grandson George Washington Parke Custis in the 1820s.
“Custis’ telling recalls that during a 1770 trip to what is now West Virginia, Craik and Washington encountered an Indian sachem (chief) who had fought against them during the Battle of the Monongahela on 9 July 1755. The sachem revealed that during the fight, he had ordered his men to kill Washington, but that all their shots had missed. He declared that “a power mightier far than we shielded [Washington] from harm.” He then predicted that Washington would “become the chief of nations, and a people yet unborn, will hail him as the founder of a mighty empire.”
“The core of the story is one that has been in circulation since at least 1800. The historical truth of the story, however, is harder to discern. Like many stories about Washington, it likely contains a kernel of truth, but has been subject to embellishment and exaggeration over time.
https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/the-indian-prophecy