rench and Indian War, and in Europe as the Seven Year War. Throughout the Revolutionary War Washington seldom commanded more than 15,000 troops at any one time. He described his soldiers as “raw militia, badly officered, and with no government.” Washington’s army was defeated many times because the militia turned and ran when they saw red coated British soldiers. On December 12, 1799 George Washington went on his daily horseback ride around Mount Vernon. It was snowing and then began raining. When he came home from his ride he ate dinner before changing out of his wet clothes. Between 2:00 A.M. and 3:00 A.M. December 14, he woke up with a sore throat but would not let his wife call for a doctor until dawn. By the late afternoon, Washington had been examined by four doctors. They could not provide any help, and George Washington finally died around 10 P.M., December 14, 1799....
