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How did George Washington Become a Great General? #AskMountVernon

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250th Anniversary of George Washington’s Departure
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How did George Washington Become a Great General? #AskMountVernon

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Just exactly HOW did George Washington become the general we know him as today? Who better to ask than the man himself? Do you have a question for Mount Vernon? Submit it here: https://www.mountvernon.org/education/for-students/ask-mount-vernon/
George Washington at War
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1
Video Preview
2:20
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George Washington at War
2
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1:59
Rick Atkinson "The Fate of the Day" George Washington's Letters
George Washington at War
3
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Rick Atkinson "The Fate of the Day" George Washington Takes Command
George Washington at War
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Rick Atkinson "The Fate of the Day" The Militia
George Washington at War
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