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French and Indian War 1754 - 1763
Washington was the only officer not shot off of his horse. He found four bullet holes in his clothes and he was not wounded. He
stated, " By the all powerful dispensations of providence, I've been protected beyond all human probability or expectation: for I had
four bullets through my coat and two horses shot from under me." Washington, fifteen years later met with the Indian Chief who had
personally shot at him seventeen times in that battle and also instructed his braves to shoot at all 86 officers. He said, " I have
traveled a long and weary path that I might see the young warrior of the great battle. I am come to pay homage to the man who is the
particular favorite of heaven and who can never die in battle." The account of this battle appeared in American textbooks for nearly
150 years, but hasn't been seen in one for over 40 years.