[a fool in paradise]

Will the plaque be in FRENCH?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Americans

[hanamizu]

Will the plaque be in FRENCH?

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Washington’s first foray into history was when, as a young man, he led a group of Virginians into the wilderness to try and stop the construction of a French fort at the forks of the Ohio River. An Indian ally bashed out the brains of a Frenchman they captured which pretty much was the cause of the French and Indian War (AKA Seven Years War).

Washington and his men quickly built a fort to defend themselves, Fort Necessity. It was very badly situated and Washington had to surrender. Because he couldn’t read French, (educated gentlemen of the time were expected to know French) he signed the French document of surrender accepting all blame. Even the king of England, George II was disgusted by this.

Don’t know if George would appreciate the irony of the plaque being in French.