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A young George Washington, on a background of musket barrels and spike defenses depicted as red and white stripes.

A Skirmish Early in George Washington’s Military Career Helped Define Him. It Could Have Killed Him

New evidence helps resolve enduring mysteries about a 1758 incident that nearly cost the future president his life—and shaped his views on the battles to come.

by David L. Preston via Smithsonian Magazine on January 6, 2026

Drawing of the Death of Jumonville.

When Young George Washington Started a War

A just-discovered eyewitness account provides startling new evidence about who fired the shot that sparked the French and Indian War.

by David L. Preston via Smithsonian Magazine on September 23, 2019

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