The reference to almost joining the British Navy is not in the link you shared. However, it does mention that Washington did serve in the British Army for a while.Random Fact: George Washington (Mr. First President) almost joined the British Navy, but his mother convinced him otherwise.
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In 1752, he joined the British army and served as a lieutenant in the French and Indian War. When the war ended, Washington left the army and returned home to Virginia to manage Mount Vernon, the plantation he had recently inherited upon the death of his older brother.
The reference to almost joining the British Navy is not in the link you shared. However, it does mention that Washington did serve in the British Army for a while.
Yeah, I think I've heard that story somewhere before. And To be fair about Washington, From a wartime perspective, At the Flip of a perspective, It worked out well for us, yes, but he none the less fought and killed his own countrymen when he joined us... It really makes you stop and think.Washington probably thought of himself as British. Paul Revere didn't yell 'the British are coming'
In another account I read elsewhere that Revere was a bit zaftig and how much actual riding around he did is debatable.
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere and Some Other Guys | Smart News | Smithsonian
Yeah, I think I've heard that story somewhere before. And To be fair about Washington, From a wartime perspective, At the Flip of a perspective, It worked out well for us, yes, but he none the less fought and killed his own countrymen when he joined us... It really makes you stop and think.