What part of Ohio did George Washington travel to with his British Army Buddies?
Just really wanting to learn more details about him. I have a few details of him in this World Almanac. Did he travel on a white horse there? What was their objective in Ohio territory? What age was he with the British Military? What was George Washington's rank? Any answers will be helpful!
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"Choosing the envoy to carry the message to the French was a problem. The person had to handle a sensitive diplomatic mission but also make his way through hundreds of miles of Indian-occupied wilderness. George Washington, only 21 at the time, rode to Williamsburg and volunteered for the mission, using his contacts with the Fairfax family (who were shareholders in the Ohio Company) as a reference and citing his surveying experience in the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah Valley. Washington was appointed to the job on October 31, 1753."
